rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
circulation; dissemination
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
powerful person; influential person
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
one's family; family member
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
alternately; by turns; one after the other
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
authenticity; credibility
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else