careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
belongings; appendage; accessory
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
reinforcement; strengthening
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
on the other hand; at the same time
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
patting; stroking; caressing
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
water's edge; beach; foreshore
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
watering hole; watering place