being startled; getting a shock
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
immature form (of an organism); young animal
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
travelling alone; solitary journey
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder