like this; in this way; as you see
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
how many times; how often
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
coating; painting; painter
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
gentle; mild; meek; tender
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
such; this sort of; like this
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to thrust before; to thrust at
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects