few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
people; citizens; subjects; folk
authenticity; credibility
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
lack of information; data deficiency
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
after a long time; for the first time in a while
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
business discussion; negotiation
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
it is not (like that) either
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination