feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
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
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
slave traffic; slave dealer
to sell off; to dispose of
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
foster father; adoptive father
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
infancy; childhood; tender age
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
silence (not speaking); muteness
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
plural; multiple; plural (number)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
contradiction; inconsistency
pointing out; identification
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
preface; introduction; preamble
depression; low spirits; dejection
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
based on; built on; made from
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
how many years; how long; what year
accomplishment; execution