near; close by; within reach; familiar
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
since; henceforth; ever since
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to have a meal; to take a meal
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to stop walking; to pause
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
rather; better; instead; if anything
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
more than usual (usu. time)
human kindness; human weakness
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
hiding one's embarrassment
censorship; inspection; examination
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on