only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to comb down; to smooth down
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
(social) class; rank; grade
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
school; school building; schoolhouse
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
two persons; two people; pair; couple
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot