suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
originally; by nature; from the start
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be perturbed; to be agitated
document; official papers
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
official document; archives
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
people; citizens; subjects; folk
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
control; management (e.g. of a business)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
no need to guess; certainly
for the first time in one's life
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
different culture; foreign culture
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to have meaning; to be meaningful
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary