absence; disregard; indifference
businesslike; professional
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
greeting; a fine thing to say
to have the privilege of doing
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
connection; link; relationship
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
patient's condition; pathology
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
mixed race; mixed parentage
study; research; investigation
unveiling; debut; introduction
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to be relieved; to feel relieved
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
in proportion to; according to; depending on
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop