hell on earth; living hell
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
brown; light brown; tawny
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to rain incessantly; to downpour
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
dying in a lost battle; falling in a lost cause
time axis; time basis; timeline
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to finish reading; to read through
(taking an) objective point of view; viewing objectively
older sister; lass; young lady
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
embarrassed; shocked; unable to face (something); distressed; worried
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock