raising and lowering; loading and unloading
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
to smile broadly; to grin widely
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
moment; brief space of time
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
rare (or peculiar) animal
helping hand; help; support; aid
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
family; relatives; dependents; household
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to watch over; to watch attentively
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
unveiling; debut; introduction
to surround; to crowd around
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up