to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
oblong; landscape orientation
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
evening meal; supper; dinner
preparation; arrangements
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
is something that; is that which
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
revengeful ghost; apparition
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
to send or direct a person to
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
connection; link; relationship
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to become settled; to be fixed
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
letter; missive; note; mail
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but