to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
older sister; elder sister
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one's family (home) background (environment)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
so; like this; in this way
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to