opportunity to continue a conversation
whispering; whisper; secret talk; sweet talk; sweet nothings; lovers' talk
those; they; (arch.) they (of people)
thank-you letter; letter of apology
misjudgement; misjudgment; mistake in vision
autumn sowing; fall sowing
irritated; angry; furious
to understand; to keep in mind
enfeoffment (incl. bestowal of government post and court rank)
lying face down; upside down; prone
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
old bones; aged body; advanced age
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
just past noon; afternoon
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
to make a long-winded speech; to give a long talk
undoubtedly; unmistakably; definitely
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
detention; keeping; retaining; mail held at the post office
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
to transmit by word of mouth
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
fundamental interactions; four fundamental forces of nature
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...