front; frontage; facade; main
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to slide down; to slip down
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
to mix; to stir; to blend
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
great laughter; burst of laughter
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
odd; strange; queer; peculiar