by all means; at all costs
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
gradually; slowly but steadily
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to be filled to bursting; to burst
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
crying face; face of a person who is crying
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
breathing of a sleeping person
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
different thing; another question; different case
being concerned about or mindful of
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
particularly; only; in the case of
late at night; small hours of the morning
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back