to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
three; three years of age
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
again and again; repeatedly
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to go out and away; to leave
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
all; entire; whole; altogether
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)