memories; recollections; reminiscence
sleepover; overnight stay
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
pessimism; negative thinking
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
only; merely; but; no more than
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
hedge; fence; border; limit
drop (e.g. of water); drip
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
half the body; half length
match (to light fire with)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to look forward to something
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of