personification; impersonation; embodiment
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to make love
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
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)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to look away; to turn away
delusion; trick of the imagination
to look up; to face upwards; to turn one's face upwards
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that