this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
something; some kind of; for some reason
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indicate reason; infers some protest
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
book; volume; this; present; main; head
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to finish reading; to read through
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that's the way it is; such is life
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate