sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
this for sure; certainly is
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
memory; sense; experience
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
staying the night; lodging (at)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to escape death; to be saved from death
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
together; at the same time; same; identical
nod; inclination of the head
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...