painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role
to fall in love (with); to love
it's not like; it isn't as if
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to lose sight of; to miss
discovery; detection; finding
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
several people; a few people
to gather; to collect; to assemble
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
pink (colour, color); peach
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
correction; revision; amendment