state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
failure; mistake; blunder
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
with these words; while saying
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
failure story; horror story
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
since when; from when; how long
author; writer; novelist; artist
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
long time; long interval; for quite some time
forcibly; against one's will
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
door; gate; opening; title page
book; volume; this; present; main; head
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten