to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
that day; the very same day
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
explanation; interpretation
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
make no progress; remain unsettled
that's true; of course; obviously
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
many; much; plenty; hardly
in one's own way or style
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
appearing to have; seeming to be
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)