older sister; elder sister
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
sick person; patient; invalid
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
one's way back; one's way home
occasional; infrequent; rare
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
study; library; den; home office; reading room
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
to be consistent; to be coherent
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
as if it weren't already enough
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
innermost depths of one's heart
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts