with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to be softened; to calm down
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
one's own child; one's own children
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
parental love or affection
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
companion; partner; spouse
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to talk; to chat; to chatter
personal appearance; character; personality
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
even though; despite; when
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
calculated; premeditated; considered
information transfer; information transmission
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
source of information; intelligence source; message source
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
momentous (crucial) decision
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
political measures; policy
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
passion; temper; irritability
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it