relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
showcase; display case; vitrine
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
calamity; misfortune; disaster
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
the whole day; all the day
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
(clenched) fist; knuckles