follower; attendant; valet; servant
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
bringing; taking; carrying
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
river; stream; River; the ... river
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
confections; sweets; candy; cake
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be needed; to be wanted
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
accession to the throne; enthronement
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to relapse; to reassert; to review
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
pregnancy; conception; gestation
middle period; medium-term
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
to rise; to erect; to get up
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)