to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to fall flat; to fall face down
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
metallic sound; metallic clank
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
life and death; life or death
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to keep standing; to stand motionless
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
along the road; along the way
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
by sheer strength; by brute force
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
yearned for; longed for; missed
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
treachery; betrayal; perfidy