meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
older sister; elder sister
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
soldier; combatant; warrior
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
several sheets (flat objects)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
how; in what way; how about
worthless thing; trivial thing
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
job application form; employee satisfaction
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
to spend one's days in tears; to weep day and night; to live in sorrow
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
troubled face; worried expression
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
large number (of); many; majority
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story