right beside; close to; nearby
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to have a rumor circulating
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
pointing out; identification
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to detain; to check; to restrain
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
front; frontage; facade; main
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
cooperation; collaboration
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to locate
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
semibasement; semi-basement
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance