crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
febrile seizure; febrile convulsions
to check; to stop; to keep back
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
very much; very many; more and more
since then; from that time; ever since
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to get along well with; to make a go of it
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
business; work; operations; service; duties
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
everything; anything; nothing
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history