circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
really; truly; indeed; good grief
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
young person; youth; young
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
to have one's name entered (in a list)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
criterion (criteria) for selection
unkindness; unfriendliness
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
real intention; true motive; true meaning
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
guess; speculation; supposition
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to some extent; to a certain extent
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
place; situation; position; location
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build