overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
hills and fields; hill and dale
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to die; to lay down life's burden
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
communication skills; communication ability
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
had better ...; had better not ...
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation