abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
northern part; the north (of a region)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to be overcome with emotion
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
influence; clout; leverage
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
sleepover; overnight stay
to give directions; to issue instructions
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to become fraught with emotion
engagement; business; affair; use; need
to detain; to check; to restrain
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
approximate age; age range
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate