outside world; physical world
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to be conspicuous; to stand out
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to be flexible; to be accommodating
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
choices; alternatives; options
employer's house; master's house
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump up and down; to hop
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to state; to express; to mention
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
in comparison to; rather than
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"