sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
surroundings; circumference
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
regarding highly; attaching importance to
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to whine; to make feeble complaints
distant look; faraway look
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to give directions; to issue instructions
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
this occasion; at this time; now
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to