invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
just right; ideal; perfectly suitable; fetch!; bring me ...
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
remains; corpse; (dead) body
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
too (much); overly; excessively
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about