offender; criminal; culprit
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900); The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
formal marriage interview
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
is never the case; has never happened
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be helpful; to be useful
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
one more time; once more; once again
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
reality; actuality; hard fact
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing