and yet; though; when; in spite of
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
family; members of a family
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
man; male; masculine gender
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
tide; current; tendency; trend
pupil; student; schoolchild
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
world; society; people; the public
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
sympathy; empathy; response
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
beginning; outset; first; onset
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes