to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to dance; to perform dance steps
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
two times; twice; two degrees
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to say; to be called; to do
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe