to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
hating; strongly disliking
sour look; surly face; pout
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
settlement; solution; resolution
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
young master; son of a high-ranking person
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
freckle; lentigo; ephelis; (arch.) buckwheat chaff
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
reading partway; leaving half-read
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
to melt (of a metal); to fuse
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
older sister and younger brother
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
choices; alternatives; options