gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
court lady; lady-in-waiting
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
production (e.g. play); direction
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
beforehand; in advance; previously
of course; certainly; naturally
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
one's person; around one's person
to wash again; to reconsider
busy; having no (free) time
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke