answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be flexible; to be accommodating
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
choices; alternatives; options
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
proposal; offer; request; application
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
that is to say; so that means
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old