(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
other than; excluding; without
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to ask; to enquire; to query
woman; female; feminine gender
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to come to one's senses; to calm down
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
antiquity; the previous era
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
and yet; though; when; in spite of