to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
on the occasion of; at the time of
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
women's college; women's university
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
finding employment; getting a job
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
magic lantern; slide projector
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
nothing but; except; no more than
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to throw at; to turn; to raise
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to get narrower; to contract
name; given name; first name
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
unexpectedly; surprisingly