(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
to think too much; to be over-concerned
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
very young; little; childish; immature
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
trivial; not amounting to much
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
anything and everything; just about everything
as before; as ever; as it was originally
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to gather; to collect; to assemble
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over