essence; true nature; substance; reality
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to have an idea; to have a clue
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
inattention; absent-mindedness
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
left breast; left side of the chest
that is to say; so that means
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
personification; impersonation; embodiment
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to chase; to run after; to pursue
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case