to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
go that far; to that extent
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
future; possible; potential; prospective
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to grow up; to become an adult
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by