girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
every evening; night after night
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
had better ...; had better not ...
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
serious look (on one's face); straight face
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
together; at the same time; same; identical
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
way; method; means; resource; course
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
stationing (troops); occupancy
it is not (like that) either
to throw away; to abandon
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
by myself; in person; by oneself
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
surrender (fall) of a castle