to happen to hear; to overhear
dozens; scores of; decades
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
guess; speculation; supposition
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
(humble) man; coarse man; rustic
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to underrate; to make light of
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
whiskers; sideburns; sideboards
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to step back; to walk backwards
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
meritorious deed; services
single word; a few words; brief comment
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
form; shape; figure; visage
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
one's own child; one's own children
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
affectionately attached; reluctant to part
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
to want; to seek; to request
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use