haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
place; room; margin; scope
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
covered with; stained; smeared
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
polite; respectful; reverent
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
health; healthy; sound; fit
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
taste; palate; sense of taste
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation