to plead; to beg; to implore; to entreat; (lit.) to cling to (someone's) sleeves
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
unable to resist; unable to suppress
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
concession; conciliation; compromise
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to kill; to beat to death
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
Creator (of all things); Maker; God
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
expressing one's mind; speaking out
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
striking; remarkable; considerable
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning; starting to appear
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
non-fruit-bearing flower; sterile flower; something that is flashy with no content
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad