to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to look forward to something
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
reproachful; hateful; bitter
older sister and younger brother
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
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.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
orphan; person without friends
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
war; fighting; fierce competition
back street; back alley; off-street
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...