standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
although I say; although one might say; although called
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
having no money; lack of money
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
without; but if; otherwise; or else
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to start pestering (someone); to pick a fight (with); to start giving (someone) a hard time
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
one end; an end; part; fragment
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to stop walking; to pause
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to throw at; to turn; to raise
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of