to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
egoism; egotism; selfishness
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
moderate; proper; just right
fortune-telling; divination
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
skepticism; scepticism; doubt
lightly; easily; carelessly
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
optimist; easy-going person
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
without doubt; certain; sure
same kind (race); homogeneousness
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted