to find out; to discover; to locate
to fall ill; to be taken ill
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
drama; play; powerful drug
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
it is not (like that) either
to be needed; to be wanted
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
well-bred; of good upbringing
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
great hurry; great haste; rush
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
measurement round the hips
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
massing (of troops); gathering
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement