violent explosion; bursting
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
Gone with the Wind (1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell, film 1939)
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
Georgia (country); Georgia (US state)
Mitchell; Michell; Michelle; Mitchel; Mithchell
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
stout; dark beer; porter's ale
stifled (laughter); simmering
being something of an artist; having something of the artist in one
American Civil War (1861-1865)
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to live through; to survive
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)