girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
that day; the very same day
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
at that time; in those days
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to feel; to sense; to experience
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
back street; back alley; off-street
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
how many years; how long; what year
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
of course; certainly; naturally
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
infant; baby; little child