to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
sincere; honest; faithful
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
impossible; unlikely; improbable
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to stiffen; to become stiff
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
unanticipated; unexpected
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
of no interest; not interested
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to