provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
rather; better; instead; if anything
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
place; room; margin; scope
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to despair of; to see the vanity of
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at once; immediately; right now
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
single word; a few words; brief comment
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous