mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
smelting furnace; blast furnace
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
if so; in that case; in that situation
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed