a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
ardent; passionate; vehement
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
(how) many times; (how) often
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
suppression; repression; subjugation
unknown; obscure; insignificant
(social) position; status
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
sensibility; (having) many worries and regrets
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
health; healthy; sound; fit
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
tenth day of the month; ten days
consternation; falling into a panic; fluster; confusion; dismay; discomfiture
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)