to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
with a start; with a jump
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to lie all the time; to fabricate a web of lies
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
meditation; contemplation
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
heart sound; cardiac sound
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
(a person's) appearance; looks
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth