feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
drawing and manual arts (school subject); arts and crafts
to hold fast; to protect to the end
sentiment; sentimentality
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to be intimate with; to befriend
municipal office; council; city hall
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
personal business; sole proprietorship
opening a business; opening a practice
if you do this; if this is the case
dwelling; house; residence; address
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
to backfire; to have a harmful result
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
while alive; during one's lifetime
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
second; number two; runner-up
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons