drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
addict; junkie; substance abuser
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
semifinal game of a tournament
handsome young man; Adonis
match; game; bout; contest
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to refer to; to use as reference
quickly; calmly; intently
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
muddy water; red-light district
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to pick up; to find; to gather
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into