grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
in that way; like that; that way
great-grandmother; great-grandma
obsession; compulsive idea
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
literature; books (reference); document
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
genius; prodigy; natural gift
one day; (on) a certain day
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
how; in what way; by what means
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia