station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
guidance; protective custody
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
at once; immediately; right now
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
tomfoolery; monkey business
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
story; tale; talk; discussion
municipal office; council; city hall
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
roller coaster; big dipper
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
manners; behavior; behaviour
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
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 part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see