pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
very good luck; excellent fortune
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
side gate; side door; service entrance
only; merely; but; no more than
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
several people; a few people
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to look around; to look towards (us)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
to concern; to be related
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
Carlisle (Britain); Carlyle; Carlile
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation