hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
risky; dangerous; insecure
to be hot on a person's heels
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be silent; to say nothing
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
process; course; mechanism
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to tear off; to strip; to rob
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
even more; still more; further
serious look (on one's face); straight face