reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
silence; stillness; quietness
mental; spiritual; emotional
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
each; (arch.) you (plural)
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
dozens; scores of; decades
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
in the end; on top of that
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
forevermore; for eternity
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end