to concern; to be related
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
persistence; single-mindedness
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
offender; criminal; culprit
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to grant a person a moment
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to wring the neck; to strangle
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it