to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
dispute; argument; contention
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to push aside; to brush aside
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to leap back; to jump back
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
posterity; future generations; future life
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
blur; blurred; indistinct
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
sincere; honest; faithful
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
glow of a firefly; nearly extinguished fire; embers
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy