popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
episode; anecdote; vignette
common people; ordinary people; masses
while; during; performed in this condition
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
outline; summary; gist; in brief
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
around the clock; day and night
progress; advance; improvement; development
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
person concerned; interested party; related party
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
height (of body); stature
virile; tough; masculine; intense
appears to be; apparently
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
invisibly; secretly; privately
to master something (through personal experience)
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension