eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
business; trade; operations; sales
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
with these words; while saying
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
even more; still more; further
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
in comparison to; rather than
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
so; like this; in this way
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
children's story; fairy tale