fear of heights; acrophobia
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
sunlight filtering through trees
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
interior design; interior; upholstery
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
(another's) daughter; young lady
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
world; society; people; the public
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
staying overnight without meals
food and drink; eating and drinking
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
position; location; base; point; site
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get