safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
though; notwithstanding; although
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
changing clothes; change of clothes
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(plain) hot water; boiled water
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
sincere; earnest; serious
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
chalk (mineral); white wall
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching