to talk (a person) down; to confute
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
good feeling; feeling good
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
all you want; as much as one wants
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
for a while; for some time; for a period
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
five (long cylindrical things)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
use; utilization; utilisation; application
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
and; thereupon; because of that
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
people; citizens; subjects; folk
victim; injured party; sufferer
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
trial; judgement; judgment
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
villain; baddie; the villain's part