topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to become pale; to turn pale
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
speech and conduct; words and deeds
eccentric; crank; oddball
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as (for); for; in the capacity of
at once; immediately; right now
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
long ago; once upon a time
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to repeat; to do something over again
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
please (give me); please (do for me)
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
beginning; outset; first; onset
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer