futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
ecstatic; ecstatically; splitting headache
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to smirk; to grin broadly
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
curse; spell; malediction
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
cooperation; collaboration
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
disinheritance; disowning
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
the scruff or nape of the neck
to seize; to grab; to collar
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped