to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to limp; to drag one's feet
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
great writer; literary master; distinguished author
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
older sister; lass; young lady
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
postoperative; after surgery
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
silence; stillness; quietness