vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
even though it is not; despite not
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
recovery; rescue; recapture
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
strange tale; curious report; strange report
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
recovery; undoing; recall
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
whistle (sound made with the lips)
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to worry; to fret; to get anxious