there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to refuse; to decline; to deny
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
songbird; bird with a beautiful song
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
licentious; self-indulgent
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
healthy; sound; wholesome
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
initial stage; early period
wintry desolation; poor business conditions
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
deeply ashamed (of oneself); overwhelmed with shame
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
business trip; official trip
semibasement; semi-basement
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
situated deep in the mountains
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
dual personality; split personality
some book; book about that subject; books
in succession; one after another
drinking in turn from one vessel (cup, glass, etc.)
to reflect; to throw back light
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful
broad; vast; boundless; wide