to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
training (animals); breaking (animals)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
very much; exceedingly; extremely
for example; for instance; e.g.
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
how many people; a number of people
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
infant; baby; little child
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
birds of a feather flock together
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
stepping back; drawing back
to lose one's footing; to slip
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill