selling off; disposal by sale; sale
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
on countless occasions; many a time
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
almost; roughly; approximately
eldest sister; oldest sister
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
make no progress; remain unsettled
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
bad news; news of a death; death notice
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
depressive state (e.g. of manic depression); depressive condition
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
final; eventual; ultimate
being too late; losing one's final chance
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
just past noon; afternoon
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
base unit; main telephone (esp. when there are extensions)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
father; dad; husband; you; he
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all