ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
ago; since; before; previous
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to understand; to make out
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to be perturbed; to be agitated
have to do; must; should; ought to
charming figure; alluring figure
of all people; a person of ...'s standing