to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby