(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
student (esp. a university student)
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
mountain stream; mountain torrent
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to use up all one's strength
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
that day; the very same day
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fifth day of the month; five days
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
no matter how much time passes
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
river surface; surface of a river
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful