contrived; false-sounding
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
one of these days; someday; one day
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
elder sister; effeminate man
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
moron; idiot; stupid person
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
the world in general; society; convention
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
standard; set; routine; decided
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view