to shake off; to throw off
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
long ago; already; a long time ago
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
duty; obligation; responsibility
passing through; through passage
to face on; to look out on to
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
opposite side; opposition
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
how long; how far; how much
to raise one's voice; to shout
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
even if; even though; however; no matter how
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)