by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
primary school; elementary school; grade school
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
attractiveness; charm; amiability
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
in spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn; in spring one sleeps like a log
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
already; now; no longer; not any more
nothing but; except; no more than
periodic; regular; routine
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
particulars; details; specified items
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to have a talk; to tell a story
dividing into four; quartering
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
such ... as; or some such
don't you think?; indicates question
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
several people; a few people
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly