with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
else; in addition; besides
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
such ... as; or some such
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to shave off; to scrape off
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
question; inquiry; enquiry
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
something; some kind of; for some reason
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
generic name; genus name; generic name