to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
conviction; belief; confidence
sense of loss; feeling of loss
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be absorbed in reading
book; volume; this; present; main; head
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
library (usu. single-room); small library
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
trembling from fear; trembling all over
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
separate; special; another; separately
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured