statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
in that way; thus; so; so?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for example; for instance; e.g.
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to become pale; to turn pale
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(personal) background check
imagination; supposition; guess
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry