half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
curiosity; inquisitiveness
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to throw into; to dump in together
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; to discern (one thing from another); to determine
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
shades of evening; dead of night
human speech; human language; sound of people talking