omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
sign; indication; omen; symptom
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to torment; to torture; to harass
the other day; a few days ago
that day; the very same day
information bureau; intelligence department
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
news; word; tidings; omen
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to recall; to remember; to recollect
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
John Bull; prototypical Englishman
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
definite report; confirmed data
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled