indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
complete; whole; perfect; safe
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be silent; to say nothing
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
(another's) daughter; young lady
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be greenish; to be tinged green
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
observation; survey; watching
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
payment of debts; repayment
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to have a talk; to tell a story