surname; family name; last name
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
close; intimate; on good terms
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
standing on bicycle pedals (out of the saddle); standing on a swing
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
conviction; belief; confidence
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
until now; so far; up to the present
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
shoulder (of a road); berm
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback