to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
highest grade; superlative degree
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
scenery; scene; landscape
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to mistake (A for B); to misread
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
how much; how many; however
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
composed expression; clear face
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important