acquaintance; appreciative friend
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
minimum; at the very least
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
youthful; young; young-looking
being upright and cleanhanded
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
naughty; mischievous; unruly
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
difficult to ...; hard to ...
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
body; body blow (in boxing)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
opposite; reverse; contrary
bad at romance; awkward in relationships
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command