hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
home area; home town; local
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
recognition; acquaintance
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
all present; all concerned; all of us
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
distant; remote; isolated
pointing out; identification
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
nesting hole; burrow; den
agricultural land; farmland