to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
menial; meanness; servility; abject
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
prohibition; inhibition; ban
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
matter of time; question of time
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
the world in general; society; convention
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
guess; speculation; supposition
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy