book; volume; this; present; main; head
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
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
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
people; men and women; each person; everybody
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
long ago; already; a long time ago
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to head home; to leave for home
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
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.)
changing clothes; change of clothes
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to triumph; to be elated with success
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
nod; inclination of the head
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
anything and everything; just about everything