to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
one of these days; someday; one day
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
street at night; making a night journey
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to wring the neck; to strangle
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on