dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
unexpected meeting; coincidence
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to get angry; to become perverse
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
riding together; riding with
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
scenery; scene; landscape
health; healthy; sound; fit
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
beyond this point; from now on; after this
middle of the night; dead of night
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
way of speaking; intimation
opposite; reverse; contrary
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to force one's way; to push through
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to jar; to creak; to grate
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance