lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to sigh
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
Chinese "Neck" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
eyes of a predator; keen eyes; (lit.) eyes of a cormorant, eyes of a hawk
to be suspected without cause
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
orphan; person without friends
elder sister; older female friend
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
very good luck; excellent fortune
to get someone to say; to make someone say
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck