material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
ill will; malice; evil intent
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
last night; yesterday evening
expulsion movement; boycott
to happen to meet; to come across
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
goodness; excellence; virtue
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to think too much; to be over-concerned
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
single word; a few words; brief comment
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
street; quarter; district; area
near; nearby; not far off
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
military personnel; soldier
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel