boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
in one's own way or style
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
otherwise; or else; if not
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
all eyes; public attention
to gather; to collect; to assemble
much less; to say nothing of
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
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
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old