careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to have an eye on; to zero in on
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
personal grudge; personal enmity
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older sister; elder sister
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
mass-market newspaper; tabloid newspaper
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
failure; mistake; blunder
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
example; illustration; precedent
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how