to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
news; word; tidings; omen
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to be utterly disheartened
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
fading; faded colour; faded color
reinforcement; strengthening
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to understand; to make out
tenement house; row house
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
caller; visitor; company; guest
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
by itself; automatically; naturally
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 roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
freedom; free man; free woman