center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to be smeared; to be covered
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to repair again; to join again
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
all; entire; whole; altogether
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of