strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
professor; teaching; instruction
to rush over; to run up to
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
fast-talking; rapid talking
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
Everyone is safe (all right)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to have a talk; to tell a story
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
stingy; cheap; very frugal
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early (days); initial stage; initial
second grade; second class; secondary
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to detain; to check; to restrain
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to stop walking; to pause
receiving; acceptance; reception
sense of duty (obligation)
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply