hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be the ruin of (a person)
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
depiction; description; portrayal
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
this and that; one thing or another
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
killing two birds with one stone
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to squeeze out; to wring out
flash (of light); glint; schiller
the matter you have been talking about
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares