a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to marry off; to espouse to
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
true state; actual condition; reality
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
about; on; regarding; per; for every
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
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
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
tone (of voice); manner of talking
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to despair of; to see the vanity of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of