to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
victim; injured party; sufferer
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos; covert filming
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
just because; even if; even though
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
charming; fascinating; attractive
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish