common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
reaction; response; reaction
(another's) child; child; kid
limbs; arms and legs; body
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
attendance (at school); going to school
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to stare back at; to look back at
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
essence; true nature; substance; reality
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to rock; to shake; to swing
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate