healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
remembrance; recollection; recognition
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
(United States of) America; USA; US
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
head; brains; intellect; understanding
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
the said person; he; she; same surname
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
briefly; in short; in a nutshell; in summary; to put it briefly
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
one's best interests; one's own good
to be damaged; to receive damage
calamity; disaster; misfortune
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
hostility; animosity; enmity
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick