several minutes; a few minutes
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
whispering into a person's ear
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
hair style; way of dressing hair
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
as a child; when one was a child
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
periodic; regular; routine
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
cooperation; collaboration
deep inside; innermost place
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
acquaintance; appreciative friend
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
discovery; detection; finding
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat