soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
people; citizens; subjects; folk
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
either way; in any case; one way or another
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
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)
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing