thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to comfort; to console; to amuse
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
like this; this sort; this way
to differ; to vary; to disagree
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
two times; twice; two degrees
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
abusive language; violent language; wild words
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to be helpful; to be useful
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
homeroom; form room; form class
to telephone; to make a phone call
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
condition; state (of health); appearance
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of