lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
such a thing; something like that
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
wetting; love affair; lover
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
pedigree document (for animals); pedigree paper
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
obscurity; mystery; abstruseness
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
bad news; news of a death; death notice
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)