ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
without permission; without notice
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
colorless and transparent
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
calamity; disaster; accident
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to be needed; to be wanted
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
fishing tackle; fishing gear
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person
to lean against; to set against
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to ease up; to relax attention
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker
being a good listener; good listener
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
great laughter; burst of laughter
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
exactly as stated; verbatim