soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to speak; to hear a voice
look!; there!; here!; that is
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
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 satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to have one's horizons broadened
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
how long; how far; how much
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
(doing something) in tears
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around