newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to fold up; to fold into layers
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
perfect; complete; flawless
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
observation; survey; watching
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
in one's own way or style
to take off one's glasses
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
presence (impressive quality)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak