to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
adopted child; foster child
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to speak; to say; to vocalize
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
inside one's heart; in one's mind
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
(Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to wring the neck; to strangle
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)