to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
presence; sitting with; being with
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
book; volume; this; present; main; head
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
round collar (of Western clothing)
the same; the said; likewise
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to look forward to something
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
such; like that; in that way
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up