notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to be fated to; be linked by fate
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
source of information; intelligence source; message source
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
the whole area; all areas
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to be flexible; to be accommodating
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
(your) daughter; young woman
(your) daughter; young woman
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
dilapidated house; deserted house
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
verbal message; word (from someone)
to summon; to get used to call