to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
much less; to say nothing of
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to invite in; to show someone in
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
welcome!; nice to see you!
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
caller; visitor; company; guest
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
dustballs; cotton dust; fluff; flecks of fibre (fiber)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
only; merely; but; no more than
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
don't worry; there's no need to worry
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
conference room; council room