rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
not necessarily so; is not always true
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
guess; speculation; supposition
preface; introduction; preamble
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
display window; shop window; store window
sympathy; compassion; pity
place; room; margin; scope
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to torment; to torture; to harass
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
cost of a meal (or meals)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to find out; to discover; to detect
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
family structure; family composition; family makeup
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
stolen goods; loot; spoils
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
simply; merely; only; solely
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)