one may well say so, but ...; even more than
quickly; swishing; whooshing
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
edge of town; outskirts of a village
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
alternately; by turns; one after the other
major incident; major happening; big scandal
basis for decision; evidence for judging
assertion; declaration; affirmation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
junior high school student; middle school pupil
senior high school student
to stop walking; to pause
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
one-by-one; separately; in detail