rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
neglected garden; abandoned garden
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
pupil; student; schoolchild
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
madness; insanity; madman; mania; craze; obsession
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
to sit down; to take a seat
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply