to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
difference; variation; difference
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
rather; better; instead; if anything
being in love with each other
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
after that; afterwards; thereafter
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
though; notwithstanding; although
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
by itself; automatically; naturally
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right