talk; story; conversation
to accompany; to go with; to go together
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to rise; to erect; to get up
drifting; drift; being adrift
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
such ... as; or some such
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
corridor; hallway; passageway
Cupar (Britain); Cooper; Couper; Cowper
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
letter; missive; note; mail
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
thereupon; shortly thereafter
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place