story; tale; talk; discussion
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
no!; no no!; no, not at all
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
house across the street; neighbor across the street
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...