to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to become better; to improve
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
highly unpredictable; touch and go
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
at once; immediately; right now
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
questions and answers; dialogue
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be able to manage somehow or other
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank