hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
last night; yesterday evening
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to find out; to discover; to locate
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to run around; to bustle about
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
property; fortune; means; assets
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
(your) daughter; young woman
major dealer; wealthy merchant
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
as you see; as you can see
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly