vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
preface; introduction; preamble
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
some people; a few people; several people
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
not necessarily so; is not always true
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be forward; to be impertinent
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
such ... as; or some such
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around