with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
group; bunch; crowd; group
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
in one's own way or style
many people; a large number of people
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
in that manner; like that
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne