interest (in something); enthusiasm
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
a few years ago; some years back
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
still; even now; to this day
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do