to speak; to hear a voice
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
top of the head; crown of the head
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
about; concerning; related to; -ish
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
reputation; respectability
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
lover; mistress; kept woman
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to accept; to receive; to agree
sympathy; compassion; pity
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything