quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
true intention; underlying motive
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to speak; to say; to vocalize
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
observation; survey; watching
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response