honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
lightly; easily; carelessly
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
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
to speak; to hear a voice
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
correction; revision; amendment
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to recall; to remember; to recollect
presence (impressive quality)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
incident; affair; happening; event
two times; twice; two degrees
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to flare up; to burst into flames
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
vitality; energy; dynamism
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
that day; the very same day
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first