secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become better; to improve
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
the opposite direction; the other way
to begin to walk; to set out
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
tide; current; tendency; trend
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
not caring; not giving a damn
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
president (of a society); chairman
maintenance; preservation; improvement
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
settlement; solution; resolution
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
stepwise; one step at a time
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
because of; owing to; due to
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement