to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
proper; respectable; decent; honest
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly; dimly; hazily; faintly
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
discretion; judgement; judgment
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
in a day; in a brief space of time
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position