business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
like this; this sort; this way
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
being very busy; busyness
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
tall figure; high stature
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
if so; in that case; in that situation
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to take off one's glasses
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment