to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
release; liberation; acquittal
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
(political) power; authority; influence
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
every single word and phrase; word by word
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
matter of time; question of time
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
high spirits; gleeful mood
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen