all over; all over the place; everywhere
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
excursion; outing; picnic
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
vexing; irritating; impatient
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to crawl into; to work oneself into
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
blow; hit (on the body); beating
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
forelock; hair on top of the head
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
positive reaction (to medical test)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
everything; anything; nothing
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
living room (Western style); sitting room
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook