childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
race (of people); type of person
don't you think?; indicates question
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
personal; individual; private
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to join together; to combine; to join up
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
standard; set; routine; decided
talk; recital; narration; topic
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
serious; not joking; straight
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to know (a person); to think
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
way (of doing); manner; method; means