parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
(not) so much; (not) that much
it seems so; that's what it looks like
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
I see; that's right; indeed
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to emphasize; to attach importance to
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from