withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to overflow from something full
resignation; acceptance; consolation
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
pitch dark; total darkness
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
older sister; elder sister
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
fair and square; open and aboveboard
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
slight; thin; on the weak side
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to burst open; to pop; to split
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to put someone to trouble