the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
middle class; bourgeoisie
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
chair; stool; post; office; position
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
mockery; derision; ridicule
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
preliminary test or trial; tryout
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
strings; stringed instrument; string ensemble
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
because of; owing to; due to
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
right in the middle (of); midst; height
number one; first; best; most; game; round
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill