to have a talk; to tell a story
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to badger; to pester; to beg
to repeat; to do something over again
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
under control (e.g. of territory)
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
mistress; kept woman; concubine
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
such; this sort of; like this
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
don't you think?; indicates question
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
family; members of a family