anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
writing; composition; essay; sentence
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
meaning; significance; sense
explanation; interpretation
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to stare back (at); to glare back
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
silence (not speaking); muteness
to go past; to pass; to pass by
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)