to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
bathing (swimming) in cold water
10^20; 100,000,000,000,000,000,000; hundred quintillion
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
array; muster; line-up; full force
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
carefree; free from worry
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
in the mountains; among the mountains
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo