signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
if it is the case that ...
caller; visitor; company; guest
very likely; very probable
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
(present) head of a family
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
wealthy person; millionaire
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
powerful person; influential person
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
measurement error; calculation error
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
pair; the two; both persons; both things
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
more than anything; above all else
directions; instructions; orders; command
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
powerful medicine; strong poison