or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
back (of a chair); backrest
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
difference; variation; difference
to summon courage; to be brave
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
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
in that way; like that; that way
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run