amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
simple; simplified; easy; plain
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
beginning; outset; first; onset
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
business; work; operations; service; duties
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
will not do; do not; does not
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
another thing; exception; special case
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
urban areas; the streets; town; city
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model