ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
just a handful; only a small number (of)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
family; relatives; dependents; household
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
use; utilization; utilisation; application
danger; peril; hazard; risk
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
casualties; the killed and wounded
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
very great; enormous; serious
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
go that far; to that extent
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down