soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
business world; business circles; (the) industry
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
crowded (e.g. with people); overflowing
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
that day; the very same day
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just