precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
fine weather; fair weather
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
indicate reason; infers some protest
it is I who should say so
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
admiration; wonder; astonishment
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
greeting; a fine thing to say
unanticipated; unexpected
only; merely; but; no more than
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
natural virtue; personal virtue
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
trio; gang of three; threesome
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
covered in mud; mud-caked
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break