dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
youthful; young; young-looking
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
notes; comment; remark; annotation
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
release; emission; ejection
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
losing one's virginity; first-time sex
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
ray of hope; glimmer of hope