grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
government official; clerk
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
accurate; correct; precise; exact
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
tension; mental strain; nervousness
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to squeeze out; to wring out
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land