trauma (usu. psychological)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
in spite of; regardless of
charming; fascinating; attractive
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
opposite; reverse; contrary
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
selection; choice; picking out
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)