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distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

1

passing through without stopping; passing by

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

3

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

8

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

6

sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

2

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

4

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

3

fast-talking; rapid talking

2

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

much less; to say nothing of

3

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

3

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

unnecessary; unneeded

1

to turn one's face away

1

that sort of; like that

1

fundamental; basic

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

2

jail; gaol; jailhouse

8

cellar; basement

5

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

6

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

1

denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

2

disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot

1

rather; better

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

heresy

1

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

3

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

5

private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall

1

to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to

2

to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone

1

prison; jail; gaol

1

good

1

the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

5

each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of

1

self-introduction

2

older brother

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1

way of thinking

1

ago; since; before; previous

8

unarmed; without weapons

1

to get slightly dirty (all over)

1

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

2