boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
how; in what way; how about
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
murder; killing; murderer
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
propeller-driven aircraft; prop plane
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
last night; yesterday evening
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through