direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
late at night; at a late hour
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
affidavit; deposition; testimony
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
self-torturing; masochistic
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
right and wrong; good and evil
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
appearance; expression; manifestation
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)