to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
personal; individual; private
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
most of all; extremely; supremely
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
will not do; do not; does not
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to shake; to sway; to waver
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
imitation; similar article; similar goods
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to roll up; to be rolled up
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
vocal sound; tone of voice
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
in that manner; like that
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
partly open; in half bloom
scene; spectacle; sight; view
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of