to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't you think?; indicates question
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
now; the present time; just now; another; more
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
chapter one; first chapter
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window