to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
and yet; though; when; in spite of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
level of happiness; degree of happiness
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
platoon commander; section commander
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
rather; sooner; preferably
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
my husband; one's family; family member
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
number one; first; best; most; game; round
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back