seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
going around; patrol; round; tour
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
affable; sociable; friendly
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
grandfather; male senior-citizen
in the end; at the end of the day
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sense of caution; wariness
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
first meeting; first interview with
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
to step forward; to volunteer
to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to