burning with curiosity; curious
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
steep peak; steep ridge; high rugged mountain
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
light; easy; non-serious; minor
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
maternity nerves; maternity neurosis
dealing with; coping with
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
blowing in; recording (audio)
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
death from cold; freezing to death
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
mentally strong; strong-willed
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away