lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
remembrance; recollection; recognition
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
route; way; course; directions
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
each house; every house; many houses
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to be erected; to be built
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
child's tear-stained face
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
the way back; the way home; return trip
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt