to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
shoulder strap (on a dress)
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to begin talking; to open up
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
wherein; therein; thereinto
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
(in) her way; peculiar to her
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
appetizer; later date; post-dating (e.g. a letter or cheque)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
face with no make-up; sobriety
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to give directions; to issue instructions
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
right side; right-hand side
to become misty; to become hazy