to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to summon courage; to be brave
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
bill (at a restaurant); check
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
pretension; conceit; hubris
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
if it is the case that ...
to do together; to share; to participate in
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
while; during; performed in this condition
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
thought; consideration; thinking
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects