miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
both; both sides; both parties
solitude; loneliness; isolation
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
direct unforked road; straight path
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
sound of voice; vocal sound
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)