clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to continue without end; to go on to eternity
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
being dotted with; being scattered
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
no vacancy; full occupancy
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness