bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
bedside; near one's pillow
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
guardian; protector; patron; parent
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
long time; long interval; for quite some time
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
to brush off; to shake off
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to carry out one's mission