deep emotion; impression; inspiration
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
physical condition; state of health
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
medicine for reducing fever; antifebrile; antipyretic; febrifuge
either way; in any case; one way or another
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting