whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
resolute; determined; bold
short pause; short interval
discovery; detection; finding
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to await; to wait for; to expect
opening fully; full throttle; full power
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to exert oneself; to make efforts
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
person who has rendered distinguished service
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
just because; even if; even though
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick