impossible; unlikely; improbable
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
understood; I see; OK; present; here
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize; to apologise
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to be smeared; to be covered
evil spirit; demon; devil
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to let out a cry; to break forth
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to spend time (on doing something)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into