to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
though; notwithstanding; although
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
single word; a few words; brief comment
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to grimace; to make a wry face
very young; little; childish; immature
blood relationship; blood relative
retort; back talk; backchat
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
already; now; no longer; not any more
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively