visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
at that time; in those days
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
exchange of letters; correspondence
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
quiet; still; surreptitious
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
affable; sociable; friendly
self-torturing; masochistic
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
quarrel; trouble; dispute
take (e.g. in film-making)
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
three times; thrice; third (interval)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)