to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
gradually; slowly but steadily
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
older sister; elder sister
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
living thing; living creature; animal; life