to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to look upwards; to look up
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
relatively; comparatively
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
busy; having no (free) time
continuation; succession; series
just because; even if; even though