to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
critical moment; do-or-die situation
several minutes; a few minutes
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to blow through; to blow across
rustling; refreshing; clearly
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
innermost depths of one's heart
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to be touching; to be moving
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched