difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
contradiction; inconsistency
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
great laughter; burst of laughter
for a while; for some time; for a period
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to be utterly disheartened
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
how many years; how long; what year
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
it is not (like that) either
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
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
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
another time; some other time
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to say no more; to sink into silence
to lay aside; to set aside
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter