to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest