hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
watering hole; watering place
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to collect; to assemble; to gather
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to get angry; to lose one's temper
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
even if; even though; however; no matter how
had better ...; had better not ...
contract; compact; agreement
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge