unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
living; lifestyle; living room
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be too late; to be too slow
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
father; dad; husband; you; he
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
sorry; apologetic; remorseful