mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to come back; to return; to recur
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
since one was born; (in) all one's life
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to stare back (at); to glare back
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to half-rise to one's feet
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to break the silence; to break one's silence
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
whispering; murmuring; subdued
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to be silent; to say nothing
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
extravagant; extreme; hyper
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon