trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
particular; hard to please; fussy
society; the world; the times
several years; a few years
few decades; many decades; several decades
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
severe earthquake; violent tremor
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
although I say; although one might say; although called
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
parting; separation; farewell
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
bluish-green; turquoise; aqua
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)