this is why; this means; it is the case that
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
almost; roughly; approximately
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to cause to swell; to inflame
pride; dignity; self-respect
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
these days; nowadays; recently
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to read the situation; to sense the mood
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
how; in what way; how about; questionable
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
discovery; detection; finding
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
race (of people); type of person
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
custom; practice; convention; precedent
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral