evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to accord someone every courtesy
reason; cause; history; origin
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
property; fortune; assets
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
aquatic products; fisheries