previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be able to manage somehow or other
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
single word; a few words; brief comment
from outside; from the side
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing