book; volume; this; present; main; head
long ago; a long time ago; already
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to begin talking; to open up
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to understand (each other); to comprehend
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
even if; even though; however; no matter how
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
selection; choice; option
extremely; terrifically; super
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)