fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
one's own work; making by oneself
wise saying; famous saying
to write down; to record; to register
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to add (to); to add on; to append
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
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.)
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
reaction; response; reaction
shopping; purchased goods
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
submersion; inundation; being flooded
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
plural; multiple; several
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason