to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
boy; son; baby boy; young man
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
recent situation or conditions
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to watch steadily; to stare
still; even now; to this day
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
separation; farewell; parting
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
in proportion to; just as much as
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
mysterious power of words to alter reality
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to change completely; to change suddenly
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal