curiosity; inquisitiveness
preference; priority; precedence
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
root; source; origin; cause
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
nothing but; none other than
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
duty; obligation; responsibility
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
conviction; belief; confidence
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
salty sea breeze; salt wind
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
grandfather; male senior-citizen
just one person; only one
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
year in, year out; always; 24-7
study; research; investigation
to blow off; to be blown off
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
quarrel; dispute; argument