education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to use up all one's strength
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
just one person; only one
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
probability; likelihood; chances
possible; likely; probable
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to set (sun); to become dark
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to apologize; to apologise
such; like that; in that way
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
decoration; ornament; trimmings
had better ...; had better not ...
to spend time (on doing something)