in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
forcibly; against one's will
somewhere to go; place to go
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
imagination; supposition; guess
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
to be silent; to say nothing
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
cooperation; collaboration
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
now that; since; so long as; because
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to cease; to stop; to be over
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super