tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
older sister; lass; young lady
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
society; the world; the times
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
man; male; masculine gender
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
entering school; school attendance
employment; starting work
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
idea commonly (generally) accepted in the world
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
special; particular; peculiar; unique
distinction; differentiation; classification
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to control; to command; to get the better of
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
single word; a few words; brief comment
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate