clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
suddenly; all of a sudden
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
regulation; adjustment; control
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to be absorbed in reading
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
sublime; noble; high-minded