to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
piece; fragment; one (object)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
password; watchword; motto; slogan
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
thoughtful; deep-thinking
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
pride; boast; credit (to)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
hating to lose; always wanting to win; unyielding; competitive
to grow up; to become an adult