bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
brown; light brown; tawny
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to have an eye on; to zero in on
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
having no money; lack of money
back street; back alley; off-street
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
does not; can not; will not