special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
truancy; school non-attendance
decline; fall; decay; withering
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
waste of time; killing time
curiosity; inquisitiveness
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
one thin flat object; one sheet