before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
great laughter; burst of laughter
senior; elder; person older than oneself
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
sympathy; empathy; response
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
it seems so; that's what it looks like
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever