to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
forcibly; against one's will
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
very; greatly; exceedingly
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care