rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
reading partway; leaving half-read
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
older sister and younger brother
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
I have nothing to do with it
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
choices; alternatives; options
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
craving; longing; thirsting
grudge; complaint; reproach
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract