protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
men and women of all ages
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
many; a lot; much; multitude
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
clothes; clothing; garments
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean