on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
rival; competitor; competition
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
surname; family name; last name
one's original family name; maiden name
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
curious; strange; unusual
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off