brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
as much as one can; as much as possible
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
(running) abreast; side-by-side; in a row; neck and neck; (almost) equal
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
king; king; king (chess piece)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to come into being; to be born
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
proposal; proposition; suggestion
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through