organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
of course; certainly; naturally
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
trouble; bother; annoyance
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
duty; obligation; responsibility
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge