shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to lie deep in; to extend far back
seat at a table; place at a table
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to hide; to keep to oneself
in this way; thus; such; uh...
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
-less; lacking; non-existing
beyond that point; after that
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to show up; to appear; to turn up
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
preface; introduction; preamble
slim; slender; slight; delicate
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
in one's own way or style
of course; certainly; naturally
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded