to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
but; however; although; though
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
nothing; no balls (or no strikes); count of zero; without; none at all
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
scattering (in all directions)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
Nobody's Boy (1878 novel by H-H Malot); The Adventures of Remi; Sans Famille
loan; lawn (grass); lawn (linen or cotton fabric)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
one's house; one's home; one's family
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing