fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
shoulder strap (on a dress, bag, etc.)
ash; embers; complete destruction
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
drunkenness; intoxication
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
absolutely; positively; decidedly
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster of Paris
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
co-sleeping; sleeping together
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling