head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
man; male; masculine gender
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
and yet; though; when; in spite of
since when; from when; how long
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
pet dog; non-sporting dog
to recall; to remember; to recollect
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
regret; repentance; remorse
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)