simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
it seems so; that's what it looks like
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
I see; that's right; indeed
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to emphasize; to attach importance to
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy