to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
likability; favorability; popularity
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
waste meat; meat scraps; offal
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
maid; helper; help; assistance
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
witnessing; observing; sighting
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to be helpful; to be useful
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to bring; to take; to bring about
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally