futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
that is to say; so that means
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
at least; at most; (even) just
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
changing clothes; change of clothes
leaving everything up to someone else
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
third day of the month; three days
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
in the meanwhile; during the time
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing