shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to be silent; to say nothing
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
something; some kind of; for some reason
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
every year; yearly; annually
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
in succession; one by one
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
light; easy; non-serious; minor
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
at that time; in those days
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate