carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
Lawrence; Laurence; Laurens
how; in what way; by what means
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
no!; no no!; no, not at all
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
stale; hackneyed; cliched