reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to be kind to; to treat kindly
having gone too far to turn back
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
hiding one's embarrassment
convenient; handy; useful
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
clearing one's throat; cough
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
only; merely; but; no more than
single word; a few words; brief comment
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to breathe while sleeping
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
supply; supplying; replenishment
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
way of calling (something or someone)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed