surroundings; environs; circumference
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
directly opposite; right in front
serious; severe; grave; acute
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
surely; certainly; without doubt
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
invitation; introduction; temptation
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
no!; no no!; no, not at all
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
that day; the very same day
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
stabbing to death; putting out
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person