worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
together; at the same time; same; identical
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
waist; waistline; waist measurement
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be photographed; to be projected
the other day; lately; recently
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
life and death; life or death
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
forcibly; against one's will
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
study; research; investigation
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
conviction; belief; confidence