inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
street at night; making a night journey
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
how long; how far; how much
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
(not) even once; (not) ever
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sense of relief; feeling of relief
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
walking heavily; lumbering
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh