that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
name; given name; first name
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
long slits (esp. of eyes)
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to harm; to cause harm to
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
elder sister; effeminate man
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible