mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
silence (not speaking); muteness
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to blow through; to blow across
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
(another's) child; child; kid
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
middle of the night; dead of night
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp