to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
gifted education; special education for gifted children
very young; little; childish; immature
future (usually near); prospects
rule; reign; government; governing
people; citizens; subjects; folk
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to communicate; to commune
normalcy; normality; normal
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
another thing; other things; another man's property
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
motherland; fatherland; native country
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
like this; this sort; this way
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
to shake; to sway; to waver
silence; stillness; quietness