seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
because of; owing to; due to
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
until now; so far; up to the present
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to feel; to sense; to experience
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
alone; by oneself; on one's own
in comparison to; rather than
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
speech; expression; wording; language
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
older sister; elder sister