coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
together; at the same time; same; identical
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
given the circumstances; such being the case
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
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
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
being very busy; busyness
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
complete; whole; perfect; safe
New Year's Eve; December 31
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight