lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
information terminal (esp. smartphone, cellphone); digital assistant
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
and; thereupon; because of that
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
another; different; something else
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
this world; this life; world of the living
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
bygones; the past; past event
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
anything and everything; just about everything
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import