to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
study; library; den; home office; reading room
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
reasoning; logic; persuasion
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to threaten; to make threats
enmity; antagonism; hostility
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
current administration; present government
biological child; one's own child
this (very thing); this precisely
to flare up; to burst into flames
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
full dress; formal dress; uniform
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
good; goodness; right; virtue
to be embarrassed; to lose face
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
devoted; self-sacrificing
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
how many months?; how long?
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to make a firm resolution
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand