to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
until now; so far; up to the present
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
sofa; couch; lounge chair
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
living room (Western style); sitting room
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
in that way; like that; that way
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob