secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
reform; reformation; reorganization
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
well-bred; of good upbringing
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to half-rise to one's feet
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to look around; to look towards (us)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
research; study; investigation
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
being completely naked; (in) one's birthday suit
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love