no matter how much time passes
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to straighten up; to sit upright
to have a talk; to tell a story
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
so; like this; in this way
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
state of mind; mentality; psychology
by myself; in person; by oneself
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
a little; a bit; slightly
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
in that manner; like that
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
hesitation; indecision; vacillation