to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
to sniff out; to get wind of
to approach; to draw near
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
box; box-shape; cube-type
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
going into battle; departure for the front
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
to stiffen; to become stiff
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
middle of the night; dead of night
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
violent emotion; passion; fury
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
that's the way it is; such is life
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
workshop; studio; atelier
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious