to look around; to survey
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
hostility; animosity; enmity
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to have the privilege of doing
don't you think?; indicates question
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically