so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
even though it is not; despite not
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
woman; female; feminine gender
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
such ... as; or some such
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
very much; exceedingly; extremely
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory