to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to have a talk; to tell a story
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
hostility; antagonism; opposition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
in that way; thus; so; so?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
feeling; sense; impression
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
all night; throughout the night
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to like; to love; to be fond of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
beginning; outset; first; onset
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...