large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
handrail; railing; banister
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
strongest ever; most powerful in history
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to search for; to seek for; to look for
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver