circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
patterns of thinking; train of thought
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
imagination; supposition; guess
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
scene; sight; scenario; setting
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
intuition; instinct; hunch
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
tedious; boring; being fed up with
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off