comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
infancy; childhood; tender age
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
lately; recently; these days
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
beyond that point; after that
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
wherein; therein; thereinto