narrow; thin (sized); slender
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
hello; good day; good afternoon
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
courteous; decorous; polite
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to detain; to check; to restrain
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
understood; I see; OK; present; here
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
home area; home town; local
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
father; dad; husband; you; he
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly