to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
older brother; elder brother
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
telecommunications; correspondence
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
in that manner; like that
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
omniscient point of view (in narration)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to take someone's life; to kill someone
interior; inside; internal
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
dozens; scores of; decades
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something