to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
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
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
already; now; no longer; not any more
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
don't you think?; indicates question
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
one's course; one's path; one's road
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
several weeks; a few weeks
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)