to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
the times; the world; society
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
otherwise; or else; if not
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
door; gate; opening; title page
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
strong pressure; heavy pressure
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
limbs; arms and legs; body
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to