natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
I appreciate your efforts
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
your husband; her husband
among these; between these; of these
how long; how far; how much
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
one-by-one; separately; in detail
considerably; fairly; quite
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to be accustomed to reading