to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to have a talk; to tell a story
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
horseplay; fooling around
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
zest for living; energy to live
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
possible; likely; probable
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
charging (electrically); electrification
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)