to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
interests and preferences
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be born; to come into the world
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
something like ...; something called ...
at first; in the beginning; originally
eighth day of the month; eight days
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
last week; the week before
after school (at the end of the day)
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to make sense; to be meaningful
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
during; for the duration of
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
number of persons; personnel