beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
indirection; indirectness
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
consequence; outcome; result; blame
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
how; in what way; by what means
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to say; to be called; to do
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
the reverse; other side; lining
plural; multiple; several
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
safety zone; traffic island
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
because of; owing to; due to
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
nothing but; none other than
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to