I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
tall figure; high stature
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to look afar; to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
settlement; solution; resolution
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
how; in what way; in what manner
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
engineer; technical officer
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to collect; to assemble; to gather
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement