to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
five (long cylindrical things)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to have an eye on; to zero in on
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
business rival; professional jealousy
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do