falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
with a start; with a jump
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to get narrower; to contract
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
elopement; running away with a lover
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
charm (e.g. of an innocent child); lovable nature
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to pass (of time); to elapse
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient