feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to comb down; to smooth down
preface; introduction; preamble
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
to hunger for love; to starve for love
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
absorption; suction; attraction
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
midwinter; dead of winter