sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
and then; and so; and; so then
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
front; frontage; facade; main
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to grow hoarse; to become husky
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
how long; how much; to what extent
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
close; intimate; on good terms
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
older sister; lass; young lady
with a start; with a jump
sympathy; compassion; pity
to triumph; to be elated with success