herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
presence; sitting with; being with
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
helping hand; help; support; aid
being startled; getting a shock
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
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
bent back; hunchback; stoop
with a squeaking sound (of metal)
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
that; the matter in question
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
to get late; to advance; to wear on
up until now; as recently as the present
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
handbook; instruction book; manual
moisture; humidity; dampness
hidden room; secret chamber
light blue; pale blue; aqua
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell