expression; look; countenance; face
until now; so far; up to the present
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
information; news; report; reward; retribution
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to begin talking; to open up
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
guard; sentinel; garrison
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
almost; roughly; approximately
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
authority; power; function
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
reason; cause; circumstances
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman