to ascertain; to check; to make sure
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to be a matter of life or death
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
simply; merely; only; solely
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to cover (with something)
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
being concerned about or mindful of
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
information discovery; disclosure of information
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
good young man; agreeable youth
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn