fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to summon courage; to be brave
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
lower half of the body; nether parts
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
derivation; development; offshoot
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
passing through without stopping; passing by
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
academic; scholarly; scientific
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
accomplice; co-conspirator
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
very recently; in the very recent past