to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
in one's own way or style
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to get slightly dirty (all over)
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
changing clothes; change of clothes
department store; department