rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
powerless; helpless; incompetent
long ago; already; a long time ago
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
continuing one's education into high school
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
memories; recollections; reminiscence
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
very young; little; childish; immature
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
like it or not; like or not like
same kind (race); homogeneousness
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to get back together (with a former partner)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible