protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
suffix for familiar person
tolerance; broad-mindedness
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
established practice; custom
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
scene; sight; scenario; setting
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
something; some kind of; for some reason
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
really; truly; indeed; good grief
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already