absorption; suction; attraction
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
thought; consideration; thinking
to see through; to see the true nature of something
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
offender; criminal; culprit
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
walking briskly; determinedly
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth