from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
insolent fellow; rude fellow
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
caller; visitor; company; guest
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
woman; lady; adult female
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
by sheer strength; by brute force
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to lend an ear to; to listen to
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to chastise; to punish; to discipline