pink (colour, color); peach
to dye; to colour; to color
to add (to); to add on; to append
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
when it comes to ...; as for ...
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
guidance; leadership; leading the way
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
decline; fall; decay; withering
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
related to; in relation to
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening