the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
with a friendly grin; smilingly
tone (of voice); manner of talking
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
way of calling (something or someone)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
putting into operation; invocation
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to ask; to enquire; to query
to open (one's eyes) wide
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to pause; to have a short intermission
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball