oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
don't worry about it; forget about it
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to cause to swell; to inflame
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
unable to find the words to thank someone; unable to thank someone enough
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
forcibly; by force; against one's will
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability