to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
posture; position; stance
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
(doing something) in tears
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
day after day; day by day
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to push (something) against
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb