U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
(not) even once; (not) ever
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
stone (used for throwing)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
good performance; good work; great success
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
consequently; as a result
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together