to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shake; to sway; to waver
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
intimacy; sexual intercourse
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
impossible; unlikely; improbable
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
just because; even if; even though
to stay (at); to stop (at)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size