to be able (to); to be possible (to)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
meaning; significance; sense
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
while; during; while; although; all; both
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
chapter one; first chapter
summer vacation; summer holiday
end; close; conclusion; termination
wherein; therein; thereinto
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
... years old; age (of) ...
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during