worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
anything and everything; just about everything
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
place; situation; position; location
this for sure; certainly is
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
modesty; humility; being humble
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
very; extremely; excessively
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
speech; expression; wording; language
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
consequence; outcome; result; blame
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
disliking people similar to oneself
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
ago; since; before; previous
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)