ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
sympathy; empathy; response
another thing; exception; special case
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
serious; not joking; straight
magic bullet; magic bullets
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
both hands; both arms; ten
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...