in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
special; particular; peculiar; unique
cash bonus; reward; bounty
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression