dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to shake; to sway; to waver
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
to run about; to rush about
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
trivial; not amounting to much
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
declaration; proclamation; announcement
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
just because; even if; even though
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
complete stranger; total stranger
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry