inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
trauma (usu. psychological)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
your husband; her husband
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
intelligence agency; secret service
that is to say; so that means
another dimension; different level; whole other level
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
intelligence operative; spy
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
information about a danger; danger warning; risk information
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
justice; fairness; impartiality
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding