reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
most of all; extremely; supremely
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to speak; to say; to vocalize
if it is the case that ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
difficult to ...; hard to ...
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly