to begin to rain; to begin to snow
rain and wind; driving rain
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
mental; spiritual; emotional
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
very; greatly; exceedingly
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
high (government) official
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
nothing but; none other than
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to grimace; to make a wry face
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to comfort; to console; to amuse