clerk; office worker; office staff
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
towering; astonishingly high
large build; large pattern
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
name; given name; first name
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
you (plural); all of you; you all
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
good-for-nothing; worthless
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
just a minute; small quantity
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to become pale; to turn pale
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it