first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
every evening; every night
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to mark the end; to spell the end
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
though; notwithstanding; although
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly