to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
confusion; distraction; derangement
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
senility; dotage; decrepitude
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
genuine article; real thing; real deal
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to age; to get old; to be too grown-up (for one's age); to be precocious; to become twisted; to become warped
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
to be at a loss for words