to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
sentimental; sentimentality
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to have a narrow escape from death
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
willpower; energy; vitality
courage; ardour; high spirits
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
all night long; all through the night
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess