youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to grow; to develop; to grow up
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
talking while standing; standing around talking
by itself; automatically; naturally
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
too much; excessively; too
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to happen to hear; to overhear
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
older brother; elder brother
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy