(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
even if; even though; however; no matter how
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
being adopted into the family of one's bride
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
postponement; deferment; adjournment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
menial; meanness; servility; abject