to say no more; to sink into silence
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
until now; so far; up to the present
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
middle of the night; dead of night
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
while; during; while; although; all; both
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend