tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to make a speech; to address
to shake; to sway; to waver
thought; consideration; thinking
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
comfort; consolation; diversion
to laugh away; to laugh off
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
when it becomes; when it comes to
one by one; one after another; successively
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
such; like that; that sort of; very
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me