very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
end; close; finish; termination
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
passing through without stopping; passing by
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
every evening; night after night
to creep about; to crawl around