handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
marriage ceremony; wedding
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
half-sister (younger, different mother)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
the real criminal; true culprit
anonymity; using an assumed name
on bad terms; at loggerheads
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
homecoming; returning home
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to redeem (from sin); to save
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to become distant; to recede
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest