no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
scene; sight; scenario; setting
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
then; well; so; well then
such; this sort of; like this
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of