(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
distrust of (other) human beings
master; teacher; stable master
to be hot on a person's heels
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
rehabilitation (in society)
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to come and go; to go back and forth
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to happen to meet; to come across
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
like this; in this way; as you see
out-of-school; off-campus
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
great laughter; burst of laughter
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking