yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
man of letters; literary man
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
contradiction; inconsistency
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
fee; charge; rate; material
considerably; greatly; a lot
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
all eyes; public attention
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
like this; in this way; as you see
belief; faith; conviction
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to speak ill of; to disparage
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
sidelocks; hair at the temples
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
foreign corporation; overseas company
system; institution; organization; organisation
departure; leaving; setting off