to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
softly; mildly; gently; politely
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
pale; pallid; bluish-white
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
rave reviews; extremely high praise
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
quickly; calmly; intently
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
everything one does; whatever one does
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
quality newspaper; broadsheet newspaper
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view