near; close; beside; third person
to happen to hear; to overhear
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
and; thereupon; because of that
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to begin talking; to open up
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
thereupon; shortly thereafter
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
at once; immediately; right now
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to jump at; to be attracted by