moving; touching; stirring
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
thorough; exhaustive; complete
growing thickly; growing densely
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
dark reddish-brown; liver color
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to live through; to survive
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
otherwise; or else; if not
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
showing no signs of ...; extremely unlikely to ...
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
justification; rationalization
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
safety; welfare; well-being
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
arrest; apprehension; capture
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
price; cost; value; worth; merit