to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
very; much; greatly; a lot of
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
unanticipated; unexpected
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)