now that; since; so long as; because
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to cease; to stop; to be over
to look around; to survey
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
originally; by nature; from the start
authenticity; credibility
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
front; frontage; facade; main
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
(short) rest; breather; break
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to