rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
there is nothing; having nothing
madder red; dark red; crimson
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
to rain incessantly; to downpour
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
scene; spectacle; sight; view
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to stop walking; to pause
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
changing clothes; change of clothes
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
receiving a gift or favor without giving or doing anything in return
in proportion to; just as much as
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
colour; color; hue; tints
still; even now; to this day
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
total; totalling; adding up; comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)