desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to be at a loss for words
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
life and death; life or death; life and death (of a group of stones)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
24 hours; twenty-four hours
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
still; even now; to this day
diligent; absorbed (in something)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)