famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
surroundings; environs; circumference
still; even now; to this day
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to have a talk; to tell a story
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
general; overall; across-the-board
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to be factually incorrect; to differ from the actual facts; to not be the case
accurate; correct; precise; exact
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
sexual arousal; sexual excitation
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
masturbation; onanism; self-consolation
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
of course; certainly; naturally
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points