full view; plain sight; completely visible
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
gossip; corner of the mouth
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
two persons; two people; pair; couple
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
though; notwithstanding; although
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
originally; by nature; from the start
father; dad; husband; you; he
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
since then; from that time; ever since
several years; a few years
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
time; season; period; phase; stage
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
amount of money; sum of money