as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to burst open; to pop; to split
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to speak; to say; to vocalize
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
school building; schoolhouse
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
in search of; in order to look for
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to choke; to have trouble breathing
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to shake one's head (in denial)
phantom; vision; illusion
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)