with curious eyes; curiously
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
disclosure; exposure; revelation
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to investigate; to examine
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
riskiness; (level of) danger
to join forces; to cooperate
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
Lorelei (Loreley); Rhine maiden who lured sailors to their doom; rock in the Rhine
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
race (of people); type of person
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
marriage fraud; fake marriage
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance