to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
impossible; unlikely; improbable
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
serious wound; serious injury
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
presence; sitting with; being with
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
senior high school; high school
second-year student; biennial