scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
secret; private; surreptitious
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
orderly; officer's servant; batman; soldier assigned to wait on an officer
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
less than ...; smaller ...
how; in what way; I wonder
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
pupil; disciple; follower
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
longed-for; anxiously awaited
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
even though; despite; when