to pick up; to find; to gather
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
at that time; in those days
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
street at night; making a night journey
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
that day; the very same day
tool; implement; means; furniture
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to lose one's footing; to slip
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
episode; anecdote; vignette
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
after that; afterwards; thereafter
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to blow through; to blow across
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply