painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
common person; foolish commoner
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
means; way; method; measure
general idea; concept; notion
standardization; standardisation; normalization (e.g. in maths)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to do for (the sake of someone else)
stirring; slight movement
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
low dining table; tea table
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to cease; to stop; to be over
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
intuition; instinct; hunch
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole