the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
loud shout; excited cheering
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to query
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to thrust before; to thrust at
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be reminded of; to call to mind
long ago; already; a long time ago
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
single word; a few words; brief comment
whispering; murmuring; subdued
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance