to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
then; and (then); in that case; if so
about when; about what time; how soon
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
when; how soon; how long until
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to stop walking; to pause
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to take a breath; to take a short rest
outward appearance; looks
to kill; to choke the life out of
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to shake one's head (in denial)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
as if nothing had happened
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to squeeze out; to wring out