daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
library; book collection; paperback book
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
British made; made in Britain
accurate; correct; precise; exact
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp; (arch.) to be a sign of; (arch.) to be an omen for
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
one's heart rate; pulse rate
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
look; glance; (at first) sight
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
pronunciation; production of sound
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
in accordance with; according to
to step firmly; to harden by treading
chief; main; principal; major