conviction; belief; confidence
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to become empty; to be emptied
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to jump at; to be attracted by
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
all you have to do is; just; that's all
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly