because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
unspecified large number (of people)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman; fisher
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
fool; person beneath one's contempt
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
something; some kind of; for some reason
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
attendance; presence; appearance
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
familiar spirit; familiar
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing
counter for birds or rabbits
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance