absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
blighted love; disappointed love
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
opportunity to show off; showplace
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
well-cooked; well-done; browned
desperately; for one's dear life
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
bell signalling that work, class, etc. has formally begun
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
finishing blow; coup de grâce
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception