idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
(already) known; established
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
and then; and so; and; so then
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
(how) many times; (how) often
to squeeze out; to wring out
to speak; to say; to vocalize
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
older sister; elder sister
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
such; this sort of; like this
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
individual; private person; personal; natural person