boy; son; baby boy; young man
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
innermost depths of one's heart
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
rather than; more ... than ...
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
gem; jewel; precious stone
to give the stamp of approval
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to lose sight of; to miss
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability