to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
it seems so; that's what it looks like
rather than; more ... than ...
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
technique; art; skill; move
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
running as fast as one can
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
confusion; distraction; derangement
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
bygones; the past; past event
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble