murder; killing; murderer
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
separate; scattered; apart
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to get late; to advance; to wear on
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to give an impression; to make an impression
back street; back alley; off-street
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
even if; even though; however; no matter how
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
embryo; germ (e.g. wheat germ)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times