simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
home; household; family; hearth
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
in one's own way or style
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of