pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
what do you want?; can I help you?
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to collect; to assemble; to gather
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
near oneself; close to one; familiar
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
occasional; infrequent; rare
to keep away; to keep at a distance
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
if you think about it; come to think of it
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
while; during (the time when)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)