feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
it's no joke; gimme a break!
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
older sister; lass; young lady
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)