hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
student (esp. a university student)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
sticking to one thing (method, principle, objective, etc.); never deviating from; persisting with; one's sole talent; one's only forte
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
method of bringing up; method of raising
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)