explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
preparation; arrangements
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
witnessing; observing; sighting
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
considerably; greatly; a lot
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to get late; to advance; to wear on
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
established practice; custom
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
in the morning; during the morning
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
interior; inside; internal
library (usu. single-room); small library
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit