substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
memory; sense; experience
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
staying the night; lodging (at)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to escape death; to be saved from death