the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
door; gate; opening; title page
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
adds force or indicates command
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to have a reason; to have an excuse
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by