to become dim; to become blurred
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
coherence; order; focus; point
at first; in the beginning; originally
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to hide; to keep to oneself
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to put one's strength into
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
one-by-one; separately; in detail