news; word; tidings; omen
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
bad news; news of a death; death notice
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
independent action; acting alone
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to entrust; to leave to a person
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to go out and away; to leave
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
about; concerning; related to; -ish
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
clear; distinct; evident; definite
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
opposite side; opposition
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of