little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
living thing; organism; creature; biology
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to limp; to drag one's feet
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
other side; opposite side; other party
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
forcibly; by force; against one's will
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)