curious; strange; unusual
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
with a start; with a jump
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
that; the matter in question
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
to harm; to cause harm to
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to be photographed; to be projected
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to have both; to possess both; to combine with