being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
besides; moreover; in addition
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
in accordance with; according to
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
like a part of the family
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
every place; various places
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to pass (of time); to elapse