materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to trace back to (the origins of something)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
while alive; during one's lifetime
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
good; goodness; right; virtue
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
when it becomes; when it comes to
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to pluck; to pick; to tear
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to lay aside; to set aside
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to stare back (at); to glare back
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
influence; effect; impact
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back