to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to make an appeal; to urge
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
near oneself; close to one; familiar
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
charming; fascinating; attractive
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
silence (not speaking); muteness
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to feel; to sense; to experience
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
troubled face; worried expression
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
being startled; getting a shock
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
later on; eventually; afterwards
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope