easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
abundant harvest; bumper crop
doing as one is told; yes-man
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
latent disposition; inner feelings
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
separate; special; another; separately
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
sincere; earnest; serious
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
legendary; folkloric; traditional
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
false charge; slander; defamation