to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
pure heart; naivete; innocence
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
being very busy; busyness
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
a glance; a look; a glimpse
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it