to be bewildered; to be perplexed
police officer; policeman; constable
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
interval; break; pause; spare moment
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
sour look; surly face; pout
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
engagement; business; affair; use; need
central government office; head office; this office
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
last night; yesterday evening
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)