unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to do together; to share; to participate in
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
deviation; departure; omission