observation tower; scout tower
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
to go into labor; to go into labour
one who knows little often repeats it
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
chamberlain; castle keeper
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
to be pregnant; to be with child
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
southwestern part; the southwest
evil design; crafty plan; plot
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
to become distant; to recede
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
matter of concern and interest