corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
unexpectedly; surprisingly
discovery; detection; finding
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to be opposite; to face each other
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to go out and away; to leave
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
suspicious character (person, figure)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
elder sister; effeminate man
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
older sister; lass; young lady
guardian; protector; patron; parent
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
lost child department; place to bring lost children to
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber