tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
everything; anything; nothing
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
calm; composed; leisurely
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
not caring; not giving a damn