calamity; disaster; accident
talk; recital; narration; topic
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
alteration; falsification; faking
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to bring; to take; to bring about
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to run through; to run past
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
repentance; confession; penitence
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
while; during; performed in this condition
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to become misty; to become hazy
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to make a speech; to address
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to detain; to check; to restrain
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs