visit (from someone); call
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to pile up; to accumulate
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
very interesting; of great interest
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
aspect; phase; condition; modality
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
reception room; parlor; parlour
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
way of speaking; intimation
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge