to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
first thing in the morning
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
briskly; quickly; promptly
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
conference room; council room
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
disease; illness; disorder; condition; ailment
interception (email); wiretap; bug
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
of course; certainly; naturally
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
men and women of all ages
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably