to detain; to check; to restrain
to have a talk; to tell a story
to order; to command; to appoint
too much; excessively; too
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
besides; in addition; also; moreover
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
letter (of alphabet); character
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
finally; in the end; on top of all that
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
tenth day of the month; ten days
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
in the meanwhile; during the time
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out