this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to fall off; to tumble down
looking on; remaining a spectator
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
arrogant; haughty; insolent
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
head over heels; headlong; head first
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
dozens; scores of; decades
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
image; figure; figure; form; image
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to get slightly dirty (all over)
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
covered with; stained; smeared
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected