reason; grounds; circumstances
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
when it comes to ...; as for ...
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
bottle of ink; ink bottle
must not (do); should not; do not; cannot
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to sob; to be choked with tears
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to one's delight; to one's joy
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to lie deep in; to extend far back
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
strict order; peremptory command
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
last ray of hope; only hope
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
gushing out (suddenly); pouring out all at once; bursting out
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping