to crouch; to squat; to cower
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
every evening; every night
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
all (there is); as long as there is
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort