shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
student (esp. a university student)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(some) more; even more; longer; further
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to come to one's senses; to calm down
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
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
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)