former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
duty; obligation; responsibility
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
palatial residence; stately mansion
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve