conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to cause someone to worry
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
even if; even though; however; no matter how
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
with these words; while saying
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
stealthily; secretly; in secret
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice