plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
society; the world; the times
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
something like ...; something called ...
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
as you see; as you can see
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
relation; connection; relevance
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
so; therefore; and; (and) then
front; frontage; facade; main
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
if it is (the case that ...)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to acquire a trade; to learn a vocation
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out