to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
author; writer; novelist; artist
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
society; public; community; social studies
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
while alive; during one's lifetime
popular name; common name; given name
at a young age; while still young
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
some people; a few people; several people
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
library (usu. single-room); small library
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to add (to); to add on; to append