erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
sad; wretched; deplorable
author; writer; novelist; artist
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
old body; aged person; elderly person
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
this occasion; at this time; now
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
discouragement; disappointment; loss of energy; fatigue
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
unique; peculiar; special
to differ; to vary; to disagree
anyone; any person; whoever
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
remarkable ability; amazing ability
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall