anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
seeing one off; farewell; escort
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
I see; that's right; indeed
such; like that; that sort of; very
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
in one's own way or style