to become desperate; to give in to despair
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to burst (open); to break; to split
to squash; to crush; to flatten
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
one's own child; one's own children
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to be pleased with; to suit
yearning; longing for; deep affection
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
to become dim; to become blurred
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
halo (around the Sun, Moon, etc.); ring; corona
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to torment; to torture; to harass
talk; recital; narration; topic