subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
just because; even if; even though
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
self-consciousness; self-awareness
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to finger; to tamper (with)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve