not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
late at night; at a late hour
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
already; now; no longer; not any more
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
expression of love; showing love
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
order of chivalry; chivalric order
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
reaching; attaining; arrival
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
fixed date; appointed day
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
(not) so much; (not) that much
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to give permission to marry
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded