not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
dear me; I mean; or rather
throughout; all through; right through
although I say; although one might say; although called
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
settlement; solution; resolution
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
even if; even though; wow
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy