anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak ill of; to disparage
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
reception room; parlor; parlour
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
it's been a long time; long time no see
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once