to grimace; to make a wry face
it is no use crying over spilt milk
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
priority; order of precedence
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
homecoming; return to one's home
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
and yet; though; when; in spite of
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
besides; in addition; also; moreover
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
only; merely; but; no more than
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)