dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
stature; build; height; size; physique
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
polite; respectful; reverent
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to explain adequately; to be accountable
such; like that; in that way
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
violent emotion; passion; fury
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
every person; each one; everybody
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to be handed down from generation to generation
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
distortion; falsification; perversion