strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
gender; distinction of sex; sex
distrust; unjust suspicion
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
until now; so far; up to the present
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
story; tale; talk; discussion
please (give me); please (do for me)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
sincere; earnest; serious