to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
relation; connection; relevance
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
connection; link; relationship
two classes; double; two sets
boy; son; baby boy; young man
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
like a decent person; human
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to pretend; to act (as if)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
surrounding at a distance
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)