I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to say; to be called; to do
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
superior; superiors; senior
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to be needed; to be wanted
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
absence; disregard; indifference
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to come to one's senses; to calm down
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
explanation; interpretation