being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
farm house; country cottage
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
literally; to the letter; literal
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
even if not; even without
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
wretched life; life of misery
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
and then; and so; and; so then
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
aslant; oblique; diagonal; askew; cater-cornered; catty-cornered
coating (esp. lacquering)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
handful; small amount; small number
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)