popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
without; but if; otherwise; or else
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
two times; twice; two degrees
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to fight against; to oppose; to face
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
one of these days; someday; one day
to get tired out; to be exhausted
in the same way as; just like