unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
the other day; a few days ago
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to hide; to keep to oneself
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
request for (written) information; document request
underground (film, theater, etc.); unconventional; alternative; underground (economy, press, etc.); unofficial; illegal
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
going around; patrol; round; tour
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
discussion; argument; debate
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
foolishness; silliness; stupid conduct; idiotic behavior
to catch the eye; to attract attention
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate