desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
two times; twice; two degrees
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
scenery; scene; landscape
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
greater than ...; bigger ...
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
(made of) stone; stone-built
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
affectation; showiness; pretence
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection