to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
looking out for oneself; putting one's own skin first; prioritizing one's own safety above all else
in the same way as; just like
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to pretend; to act (as if)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
modesty; humility; being humble
opinion; intention; thought
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
priority; order of precedence
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
very interesting; of great interest
article; news story; report; account
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded