to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
by means of; due to; because of; according to
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
this world; this life; world of the living
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
at once; immediately; right now
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to be hot on a person's heels
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to know (someone); to think; to believe
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to cease; to stop; to be over
in that manner; like that
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention