serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
man; male; masculine gender
this is why; this means; it is the case that
does not match (one's, its) appearance
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to feel; to sense; to experience
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
such; like that; that sort of; very
while; during (the time when)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be surprised; to be astonished
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
place; situation; position; location
superiority complex; sense of superiority