painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
living; lifestyle; living room
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
rather; better; instead; if anything
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
cold reception; inhospitality
hostility; animosity; enmity
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
negative emotions; negative feelings
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
of course; certainly; naturally
reserve; alienation; estrangement