factory; plant; mill; workshop
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
entry into port; arriving in harbor
household economy; family finances
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
clerk; office worker; office staff
newspaper reporter; print journalist
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
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
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
A Tale of Two Cities (1859 novel by Charles Dickens)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)