malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
plural; multiple; several
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
good young man; agreeable youth
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to say no more; to sink into silence
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to turn towards; to point
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to become dim; to become blurred
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
sports-minded; sports-oriented
sympathy; compassion; pity
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
firm; strong; solid; stable
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to make a speech; to address
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not