cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
preparation; arrangements
full particulars; the whole story; 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; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
-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
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
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
rather; sooner; preferably
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
established practice; custom
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
in the morning; during the morning
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
document; official papers
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 come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to