honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
this world; this life; world of the living
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
ringing; throbbing violently
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)