suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
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; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
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
rather than; more ... than ...
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone'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 underestimate; to make light 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; in the end; ultimately
storage room; store room; lumber room
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
in succession; one by one
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
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; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
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; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up