hey; listen; look here; I say
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
such; this sort of; like this
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to understand; to make out
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
family; relatives; dependents; household
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
belief; faith; conviction
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue