attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
instead; but (on the other hand)
wet nurse; nursing mother
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
patient; unhurried; leisurely
casual speech; peer language; informal language
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
street; quarter; district; area
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits