anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
should; must; -able; probably; likely
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
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.)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
physical condition; state of health
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
third day of the month; three days
infant; baby; little child
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
such ... as; or some such
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told