to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to talk; to chat; to chatter
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
person concerned; interested party; related party
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
absentmindedness; peace of mind
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
by myself; in person; by oneself
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
more than anything; above all else