dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
point of compromise; common ground
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
fear; dread; fright; willies
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
echo; echo; ultrasound (scan); Echo
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
to bungle; to make things awkward
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
unanticipated; unexpected
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind
love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
forevermore; for eternity
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
blow; hit (on the body); beating
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
developed country; advanced country
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand