to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
older sister; lass; young lady
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
not necessarily so; is not always true
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
comfort; consolation; diversion
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
official in charge; person in charge
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to be perturbed; to be agitated
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
clapping and cheering; applause
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
clearing one's throat; cough