lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
radiant smile; contented smile
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
older sister; lass; young lady
then; well; so; well then
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
treating bed hair; hair product for treating bed hair
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run down (stairs, etc.)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular