to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to crack; to develop a crack
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
to have a relationship; to have relations
to thrust away; to send flying
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
recovery; undoing; recall
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
grudge; complaint; reproach
to slide into; to slip into
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
no, not like that (but like this)