dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
one's house; one's home; one's family
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to watch steadily; to stare
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
preparation; arrangements
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
stairs; stairway; staircase
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to drop; to let fall; to omit
fast-talking; rapid talking
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close