even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
shop; small store; business; firm
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
east, west, south and north
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
unfairness; injustice; partiality
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
absence; disregard; indifference
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
power; authority; jurisdiction
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
female friend; woman friend
to have a talk; to tell a story
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
cake served with tea; teacake
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising