excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
being argued into silence; being left speechless
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
in succession; one after another
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
negotiations; discussions; connection
loveable; very likeable; like very much
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
real thing; original; actual
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
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
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
admiration; wonder; astonishment
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)