contrived; false-sounding
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
time; hour; season; time of the year
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of