to talk; to chat; to chatter
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be relieved; to feel relieved
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
woman; female; feminine gender
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
pantsuit; pant suit; trouser suit
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
government office; public office
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to try all possible means
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
personal history; background; career
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
interests and preferences
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
else; in addition; besides