to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
without permission; without notice
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
safe; vault; storage cabinet
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
offender; criminal; culprit
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
melancholy; gloom; depression
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
capable of anything; liable to do
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
scandal; deplorable event
dismissal; sacking; discharge
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
serious; severe; grave; acute
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple