friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
to be discordant; to have discord
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
having no idea; having no clue
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
clearing one's throat; cough
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
in terms of; from the point of view of
just the other day; quite recently
complete stranger; total stranger
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
appointment; rendezvous; date
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
material; materials; data; information; documents
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
(written) contract; agreement
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
calamity; misfortune; disaster
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post