recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
suffix for familiar person
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to hand over; to surrender
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
please (give me); please (do for me)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish