retort; back talk; backchat
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
misrepresentation; false statement
this world; this life; world of the living
means; way; method; measure
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be too numerous; to be too much
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
directions; instructions; orders; command
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
troubled face; worried expression
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth