one (thin, flat object); one sheet
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to be injured; to sustain a wound
such; this sort of; like this
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
London Paddington station
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
from the beginning; from scratch
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
to feel depressed; to be down
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
late at night; at a late hour
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more