pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(another's) child; child; kid
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
pink (colour, color); peach
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
indirection; indirectness
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
fully prepared; all ready
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished