carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
leopard (Panthera pardus)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to grow up; to become an adult
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
wherein; therein; thereinto
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
Sincerely yours (with the nuance of "please excuse the brevity of this letter")
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
being already (well) aware
existence; possession; having; limited company
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
basis for decision; evidence for judging