expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
other side; opposite side; other party
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
this and that; one thing or another
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to harm; to cause harm to
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
scoundrel; rascal; villain
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
contest of strength; trial of strength
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits