cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
first star of the evening (esp. Venus); evening star
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
fighting against an illness
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to be entwined; to be involved
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN