to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
how long; how far; how much
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
such ... as; or some such
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
choices; alternatives; options
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
family; members of a family
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
in the meanwhile; during the time
way out; means to escape; escape route
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner