one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
very young; little; childish; immature
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
directions; instructions; orders; command
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
one's best interests; one's own good
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
sons and daughters; children; girl
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
image; figure; figure; form; image
school building; schoolhouse
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to watch over; to watch attentively
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
pupil; student; schoolchild
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears