all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
ago; since; before; previous
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
while; during (the time when)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to unfold; to unroll; to open
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent