intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
tone (of voice); manner of talking
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be found; to be discovered
besides; in addition; also; moreover
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
favorite; favourite; habitually used
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to serve; to work for; to attend
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
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
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which