best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
that day; the very same day
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
the way back; the way home; return trip
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(some) more; even more; longer; further
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)