to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to grow up; to become an adult
you could say that; that might be so
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
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
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
die all together; go to the grave together
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of