information; news; report; reward; retribution
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to pass (of time); to elapse
independence; self-reliance
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
as before; as ever; as it was originally
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
real thing; original; actual
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
time; season; period; phase; stage
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
warp; curvature; curve; arch
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
festival; feast; carnival
exaltation; emotional uplift
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed