seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
a few years ago; some years back
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
vacant house; unoccupied house
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to be entwined; to be involved
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
awareness; realization; noticing
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to ask; to enquire; to query
to come into being; to be born
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do