speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
a glance; a look; a glimpse
countenance; features; looks
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
The Pre-Persons (Philip K Dick, 1974)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
stark naked; completely naked; nude