Vocabulary

every other week; every two weeks

deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; still; hushed; empty

moment by moment; hour by hour

lightly; easily; carelessly

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; 10000 to 1

absolutely; positively; decidedly

soon; before long; shortly; in the near future

coupled with; together

in its entirety; whole; wholly

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

before long; even now

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

poor (living)

something; some kind of

comfortably; peacefully; freely; with one's mind at ease; without restraint; calmly

after a meal

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial

just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

unconditionally; as a rule

of course; certainly; naturally

occasionally; now and then; from time to time

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

another time; again; over again; once again; anew

height of; middle of; full bloom

very high; high up; aloft

(not) in the slightest; (not) at all

early spring

very much; very many; more and more

as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

by return; (call or write back) without delay

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

commonly (called, said, etc.); popularly; colloquially; in common parlance

suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

comfortably; easily

late autumn (fall)

always; usually

wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly

day by day; by the day