to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
dear me; I mean; or rather
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
stable supply; reliable supply
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
heaven helps those who help themselves
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
preface; foreword; introduction
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
godsend; gift from providence
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
failure; mistake; blunder
to look around; to look towards (us)
hard (life); tough (world)
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
killing time; staving off boredom