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; wrong; unsuitable
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
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; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
just one person; only one
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
probability; likelihood; chances
possible; conceivable; 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
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
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 (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
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 ...