to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
anything and everything; just about everything
to let slip; to slide; to glide
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
not long has passed since ...
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
until now; so far; up to the present
(not) even once; (not) ever
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to be entwined; to be involved
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
memory; sense; experience
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely