early on; earlier on; from early
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
great laughter; burst of laughter
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
difference; discrepancy; variation
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
stealthily; secretly; in secret
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
way; method; means; resource; course
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
the last moment; the very end
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
senility; dotage; decrepitude
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear