disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
family a woman has married into
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
lightly; easily; carelessly
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to shake; to sway; to waver
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
one's best interests; one's own good
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
now that; since; so long as; because
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily