to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to relapse; to reassert; to review
visibly; openly; publicly
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
future (usually near); prospects
that day; the very same day
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to care for someone; to look after someone
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
distant look; faraway look
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
regret; repentance; remorse
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to bend; to warp; to lose heart