leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to repeat; to do over again
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
for example; for instance; e.g.
just because; even if; even though
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
my husband; one's family; family member
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
subscriber; reader; admirer
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
Gothic novel; supernatural horror novel
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
dying down (of a fire); waning; waning (of a trend, fad, popularity, epidemic, etc.); declining; heat applied from below (e.g. in an oven or grill)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
outline; summary; argument
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked