violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
trouble; bother; annoyance
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)