the following week; the next week
letters (characters) indicating the end of a movie (The End, Fin, etc.); indication of the end (of something)
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
wintertime; winter season
to become dim; to become blurred
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to reflect; to throw back light
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
still better; even better
fast-talking; rapid talking
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
after a long time; for the first time in a while
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
grudge; complaint; reproach
to say; to tell; to state; to do
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
effect; result; worth; use; avail
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
business world; business circles; (the) industry
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline