emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
foster mother; adoptive mother
man; male; masculine gender
to lie deep in; to extend far back
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to stop walking; to pause
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
instant; moment; for an instant
with a click; with a snap
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
everything; anything; nothing
immediately; right away; on the spot
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
open; spacious; extensive
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
youthful; young; young-looking
good family; respectable family; decent family
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to grow up; to become an adult
very young; little; childish; immature
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination