to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
evening; last night; yesterday evening
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to hand over; to surrender
mail; postal matter; postal item
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
resolute; determined; bold
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
packhorse; workhorse; hack
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
Florence (Italy); Firenze
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to underrate; to make light of
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life