retention; maintenance; preservation
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
very small; very little; slight; trifling; negligible; insignificant
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
(short) rest; breather; break
each; (arch.) you (plural)
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
preservation; retainment; keeping
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
several people; a few people
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
mockery; derision; ridicule
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
reality; actuality; hard fact
the number of people; many people; a large number of people