social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
tolerance; broad-mindedness
future prospects; promise
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
different thing; another question; different case
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
even if not; even without
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
wicked heart; evil design
one way or the other; either way
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
pointing out; identification
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
another kind; distinct species; variety
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
very likely; very probable
bet; wager; stake; gamble