I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
secret; private; surreptitious
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to ask a question; to ask questions
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to repeat; to do over again
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to be sacked; to be dismissed
that is to say; so that means
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
husband and wife; married couple
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
long ago; a long time ago; already
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
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 exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to dye; to colour; to color
many; much; plenty; hardly
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...