to break the silence; to break one's silence
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
experimental; provisional
looking depressed; long face
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
victim; injured party; sufferer
world; society; people; the public
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
coherence; order; focus; point
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless