estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
step; stride; counter for steps
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
beyond comparison; incomparable
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
very young; little; childish; immature
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
numerator; molecule; member; element
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
with a start; with a jump
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
nothing but; none other than
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly