doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
(being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
stage fright; social anxiety disorder; social phobia
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
without; unless; have to do
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
this family; we; this house
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
no!; no no!; no, not at all
genius; prodigy; natural gift
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to rank next to; to come after
change; alteration; modification
in a sense; in some way; to an extent