person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
briskly with small steps; trotting
when; how soon; how long until
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
progress; advance; improvement; development
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
face; looks; vestiges; trace
disclosure; exposure; revelation
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to be needed; to be wanted
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
facing south; southern exposure
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence