property; fortune; assets
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
author; writer; novelist; artist
signing; autograph session
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
close; intimate; on good terms
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to show up; to appear; to turn up
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions