softly; mildly; gently; politely
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
(right at the) side; just beside
to lie down; to throw oneself down
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
unimpressive; unimpressed
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
outside world; physical world
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
to be reflected in a mirror
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly