misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
stating (one's views); expressing
wherein; therein; thereinto
a few years ago; some years back
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
first meeting; first interview with
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
many; a lot; much; multitude
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to bring back; to restore
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
moment by moment; hour by hour
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
worry; fear; anxiety; concern