newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be kind to; to treat kindly
by myself; in person; by oneself
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
final; eventual; ultimate
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to win favour; to win favor
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
precocious; precocious child
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be frank; to drop all pretense