at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
one act (of a play); scene; event
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
way of calling (something or someone)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
staying the night; lodging (at)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
warmly; cordially; with tender care
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
environment; surroundings; circumstances
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful