appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
surname; family name; last name
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
without; unless; have to do
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
grandfather; male senior-citizen
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
curiosity; inquisitiveness
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
remainder; the rest; what is left
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to subsist; to keep on living
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
orphan; person without friends
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
have a pain in one's chest
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
just managing; with great difficulty
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
walking heavily; lumbering
expectation; anticipation; forecast
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels