self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
it's been a long time; long time no see
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to be mentally fatigued; to tired to the bone
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
innocent; cherubic; childlike
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
treatment (of a person); dealing with
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
being adopted into the family of one's bride
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry