(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to wring the neck; to strangle
speaking voice; talking voice
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
independence; self-reliance
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
as before; as ever; as it was originally
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
real thing; original; actual
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
exaltation; emotional uplift
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
separate; respective; different
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
living by oneself; living alone
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large