forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
several people; a few people
time; hour; period; class
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
what do you want?; can I help you?
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
storage room; store room; lumber room
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
in succession; one by one
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence