to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
instability; insecurity; crankiness
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to get teary; to be moved to tears
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
since then; from that time; ever since
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
speaking voice; talking voice
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to make an appeal; to urge
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip