to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
by itself; automatically; naturally
particulars; details; specified items
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
innocent; cherubic; childlike
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be profitable; to yield a profit
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
secret; private; surreptitious
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to pass (of time); to elapse
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
essence; true nature; substance; reality
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
instability; insecurity; crankiness
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
middle of the night; dead of night
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
somehow or other; for some reason or another
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to ease up; to relax attention
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object