degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
another time; some other time
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
elopement; running away with a lover
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
simply; merely; only; solely
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
second day of the month; two days
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
looking depressed; long face
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to cause someone to worry
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
several years; a few years
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
overhasty; rash; premature