then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
violent explosion; bursting
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
inside one's heart; in one's mind
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
guess; speculation; supposition
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
drama; play; powerful drug
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)