scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
notice; attention; observation
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
standard; standard specification
free (of charge); gratuitous
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to be led by; to be headed by
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
everything; anything; nothing
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
young girl; lass; adolescent female
error; mistake; slip; bug
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
memory; sense; experience
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
in name only; titular; nominal
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
entreaty; supplication; petition
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
desperation; struggle to the death
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind