slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to stop in the middle of a sentence
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
verbalizing; putting into words
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience