silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
preface; introduction; preamble
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
together; mutually; fellow
child born to one's current wife
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
somewhere to go; place to go
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
patient; unhurried; leisurely
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
simply; merely; only; solely
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
being startled; getting a shock
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
(not) even once; (not) ever
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
memories; recollections; reminiscence
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
information; experience; knowledge; observation