reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
middle of the night; dead of night
stowing away; smuggling oneself; clandestine travel abroad
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
manners; behavior; behaviour
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to be sooty; to be stained
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
schoolgirl; female student
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
practical; realistic; pragmatic
question; inquiry; enquiry
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
contemptuous; disdainful; scornful
to say too much; to go too far
does not; can not; will not
to be worried; to be troubled
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)