thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to summon; to get used to call
to apologize; to apologise
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to leave as is; to ignore
himself; yourself; herself
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
older sister and younger brother
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
suggestion; hint; implication
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
that day; the very same day
to stick it out (until the end)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to use up all one's strength
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
back of one's eyes (in which an image or landscape has been metaphorically etched)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
explanation; interpretation