force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
how should I know?; don't ask me
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
speech; expression; wording; language
and; thereupon; because of that
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to ask; to enquire; to query
very likely; very probable
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
top of the head; vertex; parietal
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
with a chuckle; with a giggle
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
conjecture; guesswork; guess
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
splinters of glass; glass shards