halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
having an ancient and honorable origin
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
declaration of war; proclamation of war
for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
and yet; despite (all) that
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to grow up; to become an adult
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
wet nurse; nursing mother
one day; (on) a certain day
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
equilibrium; good balance; poise
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out