truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
well-known; noted; celebrated
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
if you think about it; come to think of it
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
family; relatives; dependents; household
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing