after a long time; for the first time in a while
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to stiffen; to become stiff
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
that is to say; so that means
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
serious; severe; grave; acute
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious