pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
while; during (the time when)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
fragile article; breakables; broken article
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
long; drawn-out; very long
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to happen to hear; to overhear
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
all; entire; whole; altogether
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
one more time; once more; once again
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer