very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
in that manner; like that
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
three; three years of age
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
Laurent; Lorrain; Rolland; Roran
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
very likely; very probable
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
eighth day of the month; eight days
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
just past noon; afternoon
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
of course; certainly; naturally
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily