dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
with a start; with a jump
than; other than; except; but
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to make a vow; to take an oath
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
edge of town; outskirts of a village
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
by myself; in person; by oneself
to cost little; to come cheap
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to happen to have on hand or in stock
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area