the world in general; society; convention
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to forget to say; to forget to mention
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
sense of relief; feeling of relief
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
last week; the week before
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
to escape from; to get out