to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
home area; home town; local
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
total destruction by fire; being burned down
note (letter) left behind; will
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
(another's) daughter; young lady
out of character; unlike one
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
how; in what way; I wonder
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback