silence; stillness; quietness
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
means; way; method; measure
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
for this very reason; that is exactly why
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
a few seconds; several seconds
to need; to demand; to take; to require