confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
starvation; famine; hunger
something; some kind of; for some reason
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
one day; (on) a certain day
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
serious wound; serious injury
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss