sweet voice; seductive voice
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
rather; sooner; preferably
of course; certainly; naturally
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to become red; to redden; to blush
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
trouble; bother; annoyance
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
at first; in the beginning; originally
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
discovery; detection; finding
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to change completely; to change suddenly
great enthusiasm; high excitement
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to send for (doctor, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance