to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
for example; for instance; e.g.
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
that's the way it is; such is life
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to rock; to shake; to swing
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
story; tale; talk; discussion
to talk; to chat; to chatter
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to be consistent; to be coherent
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to be kind to; to treat kindly
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much