not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
deep affection; dear; beloved
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
scenery; scene; landscape
woman; female; feminine gender
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
to jar; to creak; to grate
to try to do; to attempt to do
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam