to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail