to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
at first; in the beginning; originally
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
surroundings; environs; circumference
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
means; way; method; measure
else; in addition; besides
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to like; to love; to be fond of
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
temporary; transitory; short-lived
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
how many years; how long; what year
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
don't you think?; indicates question
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
ten-year-old; ten year old
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy