to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to comfort; to console; to amuse
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to wash away; to rinse off
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to make public; to bring to light
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
water outlet; tap; faucet
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to become locked; to lock
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
simply; merely; only; solely
to throw oneself down; to lie down
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively