moisture; humidity; dampness
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
haberdashery; sundries store
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
great hurry; great haste; rush
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of