to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
the other day; a few days ago
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
waste of time; killing time
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
is never the case; has never happened
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
cold reception; inhospitality
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
observation; survey; watching
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
second marriage; remarriage
originally; by nature; from the start
to fall on one's backside
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice