black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
leather; leather-bound; leathern
metre; meter; meter; gauge
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
form; shape; figure; visage
remembrance; recollection; recognition
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
such; like that; that sort of; very
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
curse; spell; malediction
coming out (as gay, etc.)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to carry around; to carry on one's person
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
many; numerous; various; large number of
to bring; to take; to bring about
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to be reminded of; to call to mind