irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
alone; by oneself; on one's own
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
since then; from that time; ever since
friendly relations; social relations; social life
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to rock; to shake; to swing
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
section meeting; division (of a larger organisation); department; section
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
professor; teaching; instruction