silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
morning training (e.g. before school)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
attractiveness; charm; amiability
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
place for relaxation and refreshment
weather-beaten; bleached skull
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to get someone to say; to make someone say
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
new life; fresh start; new routine
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
authenticity; credibility
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
true character; true heart; true spirit