to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
calamity; disaster; accident
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
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
now that; since; so long as; because
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
every evening; every night
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
in that manner; like that
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time