(a) little; somewhat; somehow
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
of no interest; not interested
father; dad; husband; you; he
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
impossible; unlikely; improbable
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
considerably; fairly; quite
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
way (of doing); manner; method; means
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
seniority by length of service
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
family; members of a family
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
24 hours; twenty-four hours
business; trade; operations; sales
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days