to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
natural virtue; personal virtue
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
ill will; malice; evil intent
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to apologize; to apologise
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
calm; composed; cool; quiet
historical play; period drama
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to be at a loss for words
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
police; police officer; police station
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
eccentric; crank; oddball