murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
depending on; dependent on
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
how long; how far; how much
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
to be found; to be discovered
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
ago; since; before; previous
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
much less; to say nothing of
way of reciting; way of telling a story
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
pointing out; identification
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to stiffen; to become stiff
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
manners; behavior; behaviour
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any