to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to think too much; to be over-concerned
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
decision; determination; resolution
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
(only) one option; one possible choice
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to look down on; to make light of
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to grow up; to become an adult
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
hair style; coiffure; hairdo