large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
great cause; moral law; justice
even if not; even without
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
silence; stillness; quietness
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
decision; determination; resolution
reasoning; logic; persuasion
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
this and that; one thing or another
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to force one's way; to push through
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
flash (of light); glint; schiller
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of