making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
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
had better ...; had better not ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
perfect; complete; flawless
good family; respectable family; decent family
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
considerably; greatly; a lot
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
professor; teaching; instruction
research; study; investigation
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
material; materials; data; information; documents
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
student (esp. a university student)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
trouble; bother; annoyance
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
temporary absence from school
maid; helper; help; assistance
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up