to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
under the staircase; understairs
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to go past; to pass; to pass by
strong interaction; strong force
in the meantime; meanwhile
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
front entrance; front door
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
to surge (water or waves)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
blood relationship; blood relative
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to be at a loss for words
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away