to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
accurate; correct; precise; exact
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
whispering into a person's ear
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
place; position; location; position; standing; status
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
independence; self-reliance
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)