older sister; lass; young lady
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
genuine article; real thing; real deal
of course; certainly; naturally
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to feel oneself indebted to
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
along the river; riverside
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath