back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
looking pale; looking unwell
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
club activities; extracurricular activities
on the way back; returning
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
preparations for returning (home)
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
large; gland; ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)
to set (sun); to become dark
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate