distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
distinction; differentiation; classification
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
with a friendly grin; smilingly
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
verbal message; word (from someone)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
cookware; cooking utensil
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
pull; patronage; tug; discount
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
postwar period; period after Second World War
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously