declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
all; entire; whole; altogether
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
sincere; earnest; serious
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
fully prepared; all ready
polite; respectful; reverent
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
a few seconds; several seconds
expression; look; countenance; face
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen