old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
door; gate; opening; title page
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
because of; owing to; due to
moving about; stirring about
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
originally; by nature; from the start
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
surroundings; environs; circumference
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
as a child; when one was a child
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way