direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
nothing but; none other than
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
otherwise; or else; if not
killing time; staving off boredom
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to order; to command; to appoint
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
such; like that; that sort of; very
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
quickly; calmly; intently
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
stirring; slight movement
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person