and yet; though; when; in spite of
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
several years; a few years
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
again; once again; yet again
to be reflected in a mirror
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
in that way; like that; that way
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
way; method; means; resource; course
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
short pause; short interval
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
for example; for instance; e.g.
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
at first; in the beginning; originally
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row