I actually like them; the thing is, I can't stand their neighbours, that's why I don't visit them.
Aslında onları seviyorum, olay şu: Komşularından hiç hazetmiyorum, bu yüzden onları ziyaret etmiyorum.
I'd like to come, but the thing is, I just can't afford it.
The thing is, my car is being repaired, so how can I get groceries for the weekend?.
... And the thing is I'm kind of strung out ...
... thing is going to be computers that don't have interfaces, like your legs. ...