emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
long ago; a long time ago; already
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
since when; from when; how long
by myself; in person; by oneself
to understand from experience
to be at a loss for words
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
older sister and younger brother
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
matter causing distress; something causing worry
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
expressing one's mind; speaking out