to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to smirk; to grin broadly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
several sheets (flat objects)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to finish reading; to read through
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
with a start; with a jump
middle of the night; dead of night
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another