splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
something; some kind of; for some reason
silence (not speaking); muteness
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
feeling; sense; impression
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
popular person; favorite; favourite
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
ideally; if one were to wish for more
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to harm; to cause harm to
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later