to soften; to moderate; to relieve
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to come to one's senses; to calm down
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
at that time; in those days
in public; in company; in the presence of others
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
particularly; only; in the case of
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
whispering into a person's ear
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
(not) even once; (not) ever
since one was born; (in) all one's life
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
this and that; such and such
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion