prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
small fraction; small proportion
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to laugh away; to laugh off
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
even if ...; even supposing that ...
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this and that; one thing or another
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
master; teacher; stable master
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
only; merely; but; no more than
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
chronological order; time series
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage