while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to have a name entered in the family register
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
innumerable; countless; numberless
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
yearned for; longed for; missed
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to stare back at; to look back at
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
interference; meddling; butting in
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly