chapter one; first chapter
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
to be softened; to calm down
even if not; even without
at once; immediately; right now
death penalty; capital punishment
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
very interesting; of great interest
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
raw materials; ingredients
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to say; to be called; to do
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
recreation; diversion; relaxation
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
the right person in the right place
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
again; once more; a second time
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
planned; scheduled; systematic
difficult to ...; hard to ...
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to attack; to assault; to assail
smell of something rotten; rotten smell