sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
accurate; correct; precise; exact
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
light; easy; non-serious; minor
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to offer (put up) resistance
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
conviction; belief; confidence
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
the reverse; other side; lining
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to lean against; to set against
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze