old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
rational; reasonable; logical
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to smile broadly; to grin widely
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
some people; a few people; several people
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
store interior; inside of a shop
to prostrate oneself before
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to ask; to enquire; to query
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
thin rice gruel; rice water
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how