to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
parents and siblings; one's relatives
long ago; a long time ago; already
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
related to; in relation to
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
tabby cat; tiger cat; striped cat
house mouse (Mus musculus)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
with a friendly grin; smilingly
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
thicket; coppice; brushwood
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
such; this sort of; like this
faking crying; crocodile tears
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin