light; faint; pale; fleeting
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to bury; to embed; to implant
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
materials; data; document
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
genius; prodigy; natural gift
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair