pride; boast; credit (to)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
first meeting; first interview with
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
way of speaking; intimation
world situation; world affairs
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
the ways of the world; human nature
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
odds and ends; all; every
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
billowy; fluffy; cloudlike; tenderly; amiably; softly
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
without; but if; otherwise; or else
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
to smile broadly; to grin widely
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)