absence; disregard; indifference
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
long ago; already; a long time ago
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
chair; stool; post; office; position
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to be entwined; to be involved