noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to dye; to colour; to color
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
degree of familiarity; popularity
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
selfishness; self-interest
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to accept; to receive; to agree
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
secret understanding; collusion
shades of evening; dead of night
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
compassionate; sympathetic
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
arrest; apprehension; capture
the same; the said; likewise
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point