personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
will not do; do not; does not
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
question; inquiry; enquiry
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
that's the way it is; such is life
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody