parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to push down; to knock down
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
event; phenomenon; matter
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
wandering; rambling; roaming
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
reopening; resumption; restarting
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
Wonderland (fictional locale created by author Lewis Carroll)
flawless; absolute perfection
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
something; some kind of; for some reason
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
treasure chest; strongbox
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
pride; dignity; self-respect
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to become settled; to be fixed
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
systematic; regular; routine