sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
out of character; unlike one
to think too much; to be over-concerned
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
just managing; with great difficulty
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
as usual; as is one's habit
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly