newspaper story (article, account)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
heading; headline; index; headword
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
offender; criminal; culprit
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
critical condition; being on the verge of death
serious wound; serious injury
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
woman; lady; adult female
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
certain company; unnamed company
university (college) professor
accurate; correct; precise; exact
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to find out; to discover; to locate
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
go that far; to that extent
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
tenement house; row house
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort