to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
fast-talking; rapid talking
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
in this way; thus; such; uh...
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
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 up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go out and away; to leave
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
study; library; den; home office; reading room
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to comfort; to console; to amuse
speaking voice; talking voice
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)