period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
such ... as; or some such
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
had better ...; had better not ...
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
nice; likeable; desirable
of no interest; not interested
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad