no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
present (brought by a visitor); gift
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
imagination; supposition; guess
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
natural; intrinsic; from birth
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene