inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
incident; affair; happening; event
story; tale; talk; discussion
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
indictment; prosecution; complaint
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
in the following manner; as follows
discovery; detection; finding
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
stealthily; secretly; in secret
account book; register; ledger
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
workshop; studio; atelier
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
meanwhile; in the meantime
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
smuggling; contraband trade
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
imagination; supposition; guess
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
as (for); for; in the capacity of