doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
because of; owing to; due to
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
pince-nez glasses; pince-nez; nose glasses; Groucho glasses
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
instant; moment; for an instant
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
document; official papers
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
John Brown (abolitionist)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
comparatively; relatively
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of