scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
came here; coming here; recently
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
stirring; slight movement
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
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
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to spit out; to eject; to dump
same; similar; (just) like; equal
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to take a breath; to take a short rest
visual confirmation; sighting
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to collapse into; to flop onto
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
alone; by oneself; on one's own
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)