to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
negative thinking; pessimism
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 (for lighting a fire)
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; uniquely precious experience; (lit.) one lifetime, one meeting
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
how long; how far; how much
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses