moment; brief space of time
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to bring back; to restore
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
because of; owing to; due to
while; during (the time when)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
regret; repentance; remorse
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
delay; putting off; procrastination
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
all; entire; whole; altogether
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly