to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
day by day; every day; by the day
to be worried; to be troubled
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
front; frontage; facade; main
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
being connected at a fundamental level; having an unseen commonality; underlying (both)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
one's own child; one's own children
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
without; but if; otherwise; or else
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
at the last moment; this late in the game
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to intend; to be sure that
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names