close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
deep affection; dear; beloved
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to harm; to cause harm to
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
appearance; figure; shape; form
how many years; how long; what year
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
very recently; in the very recent past
long slits (esp. of eyes)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance