recitation; reciting from memory
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
plaster figure; plaster bust
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
remaining silent; keeping secret
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
outside world; physical world
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to do together; to share; to participate in
to search for; to seek for; to look for
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to quicken one's pace (steps)
turmoil; chaos; confusion
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise