Precedes the key point of an explanation.

(Ireland or archaic) Something trivial, of no importance.

To be reasonable or easy; used to contrast one simple or sensible option with one that is not.

Synonym of soft snap

It is lucky (that)

(LGBT, slang) A conceited person, usually a woman or a gay man.

A close call, a close shave, a close thing

The most important factor; the principle consideration.

Something genuine and of high quality, as opposed to an inferior imitation.

A branch of critical theory that focuses on human–object interactions in literature and culture, borrowing from Heidegger's distinction between objects and things, which posits that an object becomes a thing when it can no longer serve its common function.